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Want to see a teen freak out? Take their phone away. Phones seem to be as important as oxygen, but sometimes those little portals to the online world interfere with real life. This fun and informative guide will help painlessly wean teens off constant phone use by offering scale-back tactics, sharing what others have done that works, and explaining the physical and emotional repercussions of overuse so that teens don't have to miss out on anything...
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Walk down any street, stroll through any park, step into a bar or restaurant, and everyone is glued to their mobile devices. Many of us struggle with the near-constant urge to check our phones -- the average person interacts with their device more than 2,600 times a day -- and this dependence is affecting our relationships, our work, and our quality of life. It seems the technology that was supposed to connect us has tipped us in the other direction,...
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Online gaming addiction is a hidden problem among young people because the distress signs are not clear. What may look like normal play may, in fact, be a festering addiction that can take young people away from friends, family, and school. This book outlines the problem signs and the steps to recovery.
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"Are you bored of the endless scroll of your social media feed? Do you swipe left before considering the human being whose face you just summarily rejected? Do you skim articles on your screen in search of intellectual stimulation that never arrives? If so, this book is the philosophical lifeline you have been waiting for. Offering a timely meditation on the profound effects of constant immersion in technology, also known as the Interface, Wish I...
26) Cut off
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"Fourteen-year-old Indio McCracken enjoys meteoric stardom as a guitar prodigy after his father posts a video of him playing. Things quickly go sour when Indio's fame fuels his father's dream of raising the world's next Segovia. Robbed of a normal childhood and already feeling alienated by his mixed Guatemalan-Canadian heritage, Indio desperately seeks escape online by creating a virtual identity, an obsession that almost kills him. Facing school...
27) Afterschool
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Robert would rather surf the web watching videos than make friends at his prestigious boarding school. So when he's forced to take part in a campus activity, Robert naturally chooses a filmmaking class, which has the added attraction of Amy, his sort-of girlfriend. When they unintentionally videotape the accidental overdose of two popular girls, Robert becomes the least likely person imaginable to be assigned the task of creating a soothing memorial...
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"Do you spend hours every day on your smartphone or tablet? Reading the news, shopping for clothes, checking your email, and catching up on social media? Do you scroll through blog articles and text with your friends while waiting in line at the DMV or the grocery store, avoiding any chance interactions with actual human beings? If so, you aren't alone. Most of us are stuck on a hedonic treadmill of push-button notifications, friend updates, and text...
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Julian Dibbell's writing has appeared in Details, Spin, Harper's, The New York Times, Rolling Stone, Le Monde, The Village Voice, and TIME. In the 2002-2003 academic year he was a visiting fellow at Stanford Law School's Center for Internet and Society. He is the author of My Tiny Life: Crime and Passion in a Virtual World and is currently a contributing editor for Wired magazine. He lives in South Bend, Indiana.
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"Screen addiction is a behavioral addiction that can cause a variety of problems. Mental health professionals found increases in screen time accompanied increases in the number of teens reporting anxiety, depression, and suicidal thinking. Digital technologies can expose children to bullying; contribute eating disorders; trade off with sleep and exercise; encourage children to negatively compare themselves to others; and can lead to depression and...
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"Psychotherapist and renowned parenting expert helps parents understand how their child's dependency on technology negatively affects brain development, self-esteem, emotional development and social skills, and how to reclaim their family and reconnect with their kids"--
34) Online addiction
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"Protect Yourself Online examines the risks and benefits of using the internet today. Readers will learn the history of important online issues, the warning signs of common online dangers, and the ways in which they can get online safely and responsibly"--
35) Online addiction
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Mental health professionals who specialize in online addiction define it as uncontrollable, compulsive, heavy use of the Internet that results in a significant negative impact on one's life.
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