what to do about screen addiction? (holidays, border, Obama, school)

[wutitiz]

I see it all the time in my job. The second the break bell rings, people are reaching for their phones, google-eyed, literally. Walking up and down the stairs, transfixed to their phones.
Screen-addicted children may have newest mental illness | The Border Mail

Kara Wright was so concerned her 12-year-old son, Jack, had an internet addiction, she banned him from using the laptop over school holidays.
After playing the computer game Minecraft for an hour on his laptop, Jack would become frustrated, angry and often cry, Ms Wright said.
''It is only when he is using technology that those emotions emerge,'' Ms Wright, who lives Caloundra in Queensland, said. ''It had a huge impact on the family.''
Her first attempt to address the problem was to limit Jack to a one-hour time limit. When that didn't work, Ms Wright enforced a full ban.

What should we do about this crisis? Enforce a full ban? Should treatment be covered under ObamaCare? Your opinion????

[BentBow]

Buy the kid a skateboard!

[Chaffeetrekker]

When Silicon Valley comes out with an ORGASMATRON, only then will I become addicted to technology. In the meantime, I'll be out Sailing....

[adiosToreador]

Originally Posted by wutitiz

I see it all the time in my job. The second the break bell rings, people are reaching for their phones, google-eyed, literally. Walking up and down the stairs, transfixed to their phones.
Screen-addicted children may have newest mental illness | The Border Mail

What should we do about this crisis? Enforce a full ban? Should treatment be covered under ObamaCare? Your opinion????

Well I think the child in question needs to not have access to the game if anything. I'm a gamer at heart, but that was tempered over the years by responsible parenting. We live in a digital age and wireless communication, so of course people are going to be zipping to their gadgets once working hours are over with.

There is no crisis, essentially. We just need moderation. That's all.

[HappyTexan]

Originally Posted by wutitiz

I see it all the time in my job. The second the break bell rings, people are reaching for their phones, google-eyed, literally. Walking up and down the stairs, transfixed to their phones.
Screen-addicted children may have newest mental illness | The Border Mail



What should we do about this crisis? Enforce a full ban? Should treatment be covered under ObamaCare? Your opinion????

Tell Bloomberg we have a social problem. I'm sure he'll think up something real quick.

[adiosToreador]

Originally Posted by HappyTexan

Tell Bloomberg we have a social problem. I'm sure he'll think up something real quick.

As always, right?

I hear his name a lot, but I don't know who he is. Mind telling me or would a quick Google search be better?

[KUchief25]

Originally Posted by wutitiz

I see it all the time in my job. The second the break bell rings, people are reaching for their phones, google-eyed, literally. Walking up and down the stairs, transfixed to their phones.
Screen-addicted children may have newest mental illness | The Border Mail



What should we do about this crisis? Enforce a full ban? Should treatment be covered under ObamaCare? Your opinion????

A new mental illness. Lord have mercy. I'm sure a stiff dose of ritalin should do the trick to all the little yutes.

[juneaubound]

Originally Posted by KUchief25

A new mental illness. Lord have mercy. I'm sure a stiff dose of ritalin should do the trick to all the little yutes.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HVjbf-dHjW0

[Harrier]

Originally Posted by adiosToreador

As always, right?

I hear his name a lot, but I don't know who he is. Mind telling me or would a quick Google search be better?

He is the nanny statist mayor of New York.