iPads, MakerEd and More in Education

Sleepless night and eyeball fatigue. Cyberbullying and profound device-separation anxiety. Research identifies harmful side effects of too much tech on teens with alarming regularity. But a new report from the Pew Research Center suggests parents are just as compromised by our portable screens. In “How Teens and Parents Navigate Screen Time and Device Distractions,” researchers not only compiled data on the behavior of tech-addled kids (they’re on their phones from the moment they wake up!) or the concerns of hand-wringing parents (what do we do about the fact they’re on their phones from the moment they wake up!), but on the behavior of parents, too.

"The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders V (DSM-V) is already considering whether to add “Internet gaming disorder (IGD)” to its growing list of behavioral addictions. Scientists have gathered enough compelling research to indicate that the rise in this behavioral addiction is enough to cause concern.

It’s likely that diagnoses of screen addiction disorder (SAD) may not be far off; medical professionals have already noted that some children are more likely to avoid socialization and imaginary play if they spend excessive amounts of time in front of technology screens.

If you are worried that your child is spending too much time in front of a computer screen, you should be asking these seven questions about student screen addiction:"