Online Addiction
Hi, I’m JOHN
Good morning, JOHN!!!
Get ready go to school, JOHN!!!
NOT again??
15 Minutes Later
ARE YOU SERIOUS?? Samsung S4 !!
Eat your breakfast! You’re going to be late Samsung S4 !!
Warning Sign #1 Logging on an unnecessarily large number of times/hours per day 1 hr + 2hrs + 5hrs + 9hrs + ……………………… = 24/7 ????
Warning Sign #2 Excessive irritation when the system is inaccessible… Argggggggghhhh… NOT AGAIN...
Ring !!! Ring !!! Ring !!! Ring !!! Ring !!! Ring !!!
At School
Please open your book to page 94 and read!! Samsung S4 !! book
SERIOUSLY JOHN?
After School
Friends ?? Are you sure?
At NIGHT
It’s 1 a.m., go to bed JOHN!!
Warning Sign #3 Logging on “just ONE MORE TIME”! Online….. Facebook, Twitter, Skype, YouTube,….. Friendster?
FINALLY John is going to bed
BUT……………..
STILL……..
SERIOUSLY???
Effects of Online Addiction Lack of social interaction. Total detachment from reality. Unhealthy sleeping pattern. Creates unmanageability in life.
How to Prevent Online Addiction? Join more co-curriculum activities in the school/college/university. Fix a “Daily Family Hour” without going online. Parental control: Limit Internet surfing hours per day Cultivate reading books at home since young instead of surfing Internet.