This high-risk activity is performed individually, in pairs, or groups of kids. Essentially, they are altering their sense of consciousness by restricting the supply of oxygen to their brain. This is accomplished by hyper ventilation by creating an alkalosis and throwing the PH level out of whack, creating a vassal constriction and diminishing the flow of blood to areas of the body; particularly the brain. Another step is by holding your breath and bearing down without exhaling.
Another is chest pressure where a child holds their breath and given a bear hug. Carlos explains other methods, which can be heard, on the show and what happens when kids participate in these behaviors. If it does not kill your child, it does kill brain cells and the accumulation damage of this activity should be a concern for parents.
It is not uncommon for many of the victims of the choking game to be ruled a suicide by hanging, when in fact it is not.
Most children and teens have no concept of their own mortality. So, how do you reach teens that feel invincible and bring it to a level that they understand? Carlos replied, "You need to reach them on an emotional level". Carlos reaches children by giving them real live scenarios, talking to them about families that he has met, and then introduce them to videos of actual cases of parents that have lost a child.
Carlos, as well as the CyberHood Watch, are proponents of monitoring your children's online activities. Moreover, in the case of the CyberHood Watch, we strongly endorse PC Pandora for monitoring and Invisus for a fully managed personal computer service for your family's protection.
