As addictions go, internet addiction is relatively new. Since we all love to spend time surfing the net and we see it as a natural and normal form of relaxation many ignore what is becoming a very serious problem. Children are spending far too long in front of a screen, often skipping meals, becoming sleep deprived and sometimes even defecating in their pants in order to avoid missing precious minutes of a peer-to-peer game or social chat session.
ONE in five Aussie kids spend so much time surfing the internet that they miss out on meals and sleep, a study shows.
Edith Cowan University researchers have revealed that “excessive internet use” is twice as common in Australian children as British kids.
A fifth of the Australian children surveyed said they had “gone without eating or sleeping because of the internet”.
More than half confessed they waste so much time online that they “have spent less time than I should have” with family, friends or doing homework.
Sixty per cent said they had caught themselves surfing when they were “not really interested”.
And half “felt bothered” when they could not get online.
Internet obsession appears to peak at the age of 13 to 14, the study shows, as children start high school and use the internet more for homework and social networking with friends.
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