PARENTING, TEENS Signs Your Child Is ADDICTED To Their Phone (And Life Online) by Guest Author • February 15, 2013 First, the addiction isn’t necessarily with the phone, it is with the incoming/outgoing, constant communications and engagement in a cyber world that the phone creates. Because the phone is is your teen addicted to their cell phonemobile, they always have it with them. I call it “phone addiction” because I have seen what happens when the phone is taken and it is very similar to traits of other addicts. So, I looked up Signs of Addiction from About. I highlighted the ones that related to our daughter. Extreme mood changes – happy, sad, excited, anxious, etc. Sleeping a lot more or less than usual, or at different times of day or night Changes in energy – unexpectedly and extremely tired or energetic Weight loss or weight gain Unexpected and persistent coughs or sniffles Seeming unwell at certain times, and better at other times Pupils of the eyes seeming smaller or larger than usual Secretiveness Lying Stealing Financially unpredictable, perhaps having large amounts of cash at times but no money at all at other times Changes in social groups, new and unusual friends, odd cell-phone conversations Repeated unexplained outings, often with a sense of urgency Drug paraphernalia such as unusual pipes, cigarette papers, small weighing scales, etc After
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