Half Of Teens Think They're Addicted To Their Smartphones (cnn.com)

An anonymous reader writes: A new poll confirms just how much teens depend on their phones. Fifty percent of teens feel they are addicted to their mobile devices, according to the poll, which was conducted for Common Sense Media, a nonprofit focused on helping children, parents, teachers and policymakers negotiate media and technology. A larger number of parents, 59%, said their teens were addicted. The poll involved 1,240 interviews with parents and their children, ages 12 to 18. "Technological addiction can happen to anyone," said digital detox expert Holland Haiis. "If your teens would prefer gaming indoors, alone, as opposed to going out to the movies, meeting friends for burgers or any of the other ways that teens build camaraderie, you may have a problem."

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Out of touch

[snadrus]

Gaming indoors is the modern teen camaraderie:
  - Invites communication & collaborative strategy
  - Experiencing win/lose attitudes

Movies are the epitome of anti-social:
  - sit silently in the dark, opposing all who talk, to be indoctrinated.

Driving age is over 18 in many areas, or over 19 with passengers, so how are the "teens" supposed to get to this burger place?

Re:Simple question

[TWX]

I survived being grounded, without long-lasting repercussions. They'll survive.

Kids need to learn that there are consequences for their actions, while those consequences are relatively minor.

As a parallel, I ended up getting a better job at work because the guy that was the lead tested several of us out, "borrowing" us for some larger jobs. One of the guys that lost-out did so because he couldn't stop texting to focus on the damn job.