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3,146 Text Messages A Month

Common Sense Media, released a study, Do Smart Phones = Smart Kids? that helps put some numbers around the anecdotal evidence that kids love cell phones and use them differently than most adults. The fact that 83% of 17 year-olds … Continue reading

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Teenage Texting Addicts

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Mobile Phone and Text Addiction

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The Teen Texting Addiction

Texting has become the preferred mode of communication for teens, but is it really an addiction? “I think that it’s just like a drug. Once you get hooked onto it you cannot let go. It’s like whenever I open my … Continue reading

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Textaphrenia– SMS Text Addiction Among Teens

It seems to be quite normal for teenagers to keep checking their cell phones for text messages but very few of them are aware that this normal habit has turned into an addiction known as Textaphrenia. Number of text addicts … Continue reading

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Texting Addiction Is A Growing Problem

In the ever-expanding world of addiction 12-step programs, there exist Gamblers Anonymous, Alcoholics Anonymous, Narcotics Anonymous and even Over-Eaters Anonymous, and according to specialists in Britain, Text Messagers Anonymous may soon be next. The Priory Clinic, one of Britain’s best … Continue reading

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SMS Texting Addiction: When You Just Can’t Stop Texting

The number of texting addicts is on the rise. A internet therapy center in Scandinavia has treated around 60 addicts since 1998 and this number is believed to be under reported. Asia has not been spared either. According to Telecoms … Continue reading

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How To Help Your Teen Text Addict!

by Linda Montgomery – Children’s Health Researcher, Mother of 3, and Author Dear Friend, Are you struggling with a teen that can’t stop texting?   Have you been feeling frustrated and angry with yourself because you can’t make them stop … Continue reading

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