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Comparing themselves to others and the constant need to check their status leads a lot of parents to ask a simple question -- is my child addicted to their phone? addicted to social media? our study found it does have some hallmarks of clinical addiction. for example, what some kids said about losing phone privileges sounded a lot like an addict suffering from withdrawal. >> i literally feel like i'm going to die. i would rather not eat for a week than get my phone taken away. it's really bad. >> when i get my phone taken away, i feel kind of naked. i do feel like kind of empty without my phon...

And comparing myself to others. >> and those anxious feelings comparing themselves to others and the constant need to check their status leads a lot of parents to answer a simple question -- is my child addicted to their phone? addicted to social media? our study found it does have some hallmarks of clinical addiction. what some kids said about losing phone privileges sounded a lot like an addict suffering from withdraw. >> i literally feel like i'm going to die. i would rather not eat for a week than get my phone taken away. it's really bad. >> when i get my phone taken away, i feel kind of n...

Phone privileges sounded a lot like an addict suffering from withdraw. >> i literally feel like i'm going to die. i would rather not eat for a week than get my phone taken away. it's really bad. >> when i get my phone taken away, i feel kind of naked. i do feel like kind of empty without my phone. >> i hate whenever i get my phone taken away. it is the worst thing you can ever do to me. makes me so mad. i just want to rip my hair out. >> 57% of kids in this study said they would rather be grounded than lose their phone. meaning if they had to choose, they would rather be cut off from the real ...