1. Online Addiction

2. Hi, I’m JOHN

13. Good morning, JOHN!!!

14. Get ready go to school, JOHN!!!

15. NOT again??

16. 15 Minutes Later

17. ARE YOU SERIOUS??
Samsung S4 !!

18. Eat your breakfast!
You’re going to be late
Samsung S4 !!

19. Warning Sign #1
Logging on an unnecessarily large number of times/hours per day
1 hr + 2hrs + 5hrs + 9hrs + ……………………… = 24/7 ????

20. Warning Sign #2 Excessive irritation when the system is inaccessible…
Argggggggghhhh… NOT AGAIN...

21. Ring !!!
Ring !!!
Ring !!!
Ring !!!
Ring !!!
Ring !!!

22. At School

23. Please open your book to page 94 and read!!
Samsung S4 !!
book

24. SERIOUSLY JOHN?

25. After School

26. Friends ??
Are you sure?

27. At NIGHT

33. It’s 1 a.m., go to bed JOHN!!

34. Warning Sign #3 Logging on “just ONE MORE TIME”!
Online….. Facebook, Twitter, Skype, YouTube,….. Friendster?

35. FINALLY
John is going to bed

36. BUT……………..

37. STILL……..

38. SERIOUSLY???

39. Effects of Online Addiction
Lack of social interaction.
Total detachment from reality.
Unhealthy sleeping pattern.
Creates unmanageability in life.

40. 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.