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For a lot of adolescents being addicted to something has become their way of showing their independence. The use of mobile phones is extremely high. More and more teenagers drink alcohol at a young age. We read and see regularly documentaries on coma drinking. Smoking, using drugs, excessive use of Internet, chatting and playing games online and offline. Teenagers are looking for thrills and do not know the limits. Psychiatrist Patrice Huerre concludes that this attitude is more likely to be seen with adolescents who were spoilt during childhood. They got everything they requested and have not learned sufficiently how to long and dream for something. They always had instant satisfaction. These children are bored quickly because they never learned how to play and be creative on their own. It is important for our children to rediscover dreaming and playing with nothing. If they are not stimulated all the time, they have the chance for finding their own talents and passions.
Tags: addiction, spoilt children
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January 13th, 2009 at 5:40 pm
I totally agree. Kids who found their own talents will be much more prepared to maintain in the big world outside! My little daughter just said to me…doing nothing is sometimes fun..then I go dreaming!!
January 15th, 2009 at 7:43 pm
Try to convince with reason a 13 year old that she can only spend a max. of 1 hour and not a minimum of 3 hours, on “Facebook” a day, while every 3rd. second a message pops up from 1 of the hundreds of “friends”. So now I have convinced her without any reason. Sometimes you have to go back to the stone age of psychology.
January 17th, 2009 at 11:32 pm
The best ideas pop up when you are away from TV- and comnputer screens. I sometimes think we should regularly hire a hut in the jungle without wifi, and stay a week without every possible electronic distraction. For our children that will be a healing and amazing experience.
January 18th, 2009 at 4:22 pm
And not only for our children! I notice itself that I’m addicted to being online….so I’ll join in the jungle!
January 18th, 2009 at 10:07 pm
Yeah absolutely right, we need this too…;-)