13 Signs Your Teen or Child Is Addicted to Social Media

#3 – They Spend More Time on Social Media Than in Real Life

This one is tricky because social media is the contemporary teenager’s social space, or at least a significant portion of it, and as parents we have to recognize the generational dissonance we have with regard to social media. That being said, we don’t yet live in a virtual world, and it is imperative that teens disconnect from the screen and engage in real-world activities (aside from school).

With digital addiction affecting roughly 50% of teens, parents need to take control of screen time.