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Does your teen seem pre-occupied with the internet, too often choosing the internet over sports or other activities with friends or family? |
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Has your teen used the internet more often over time and for increasingly longer sessions? |
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Have you talked with or tried to help your teen control, cut back, or stop internet use, but have been unable to do so? |
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Does your teen seem restless, moody, depressed, or irritable when you try to cut back or stop his/her internet use? |
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Do you and your teen agree on a stop time before internet sessions, but usually find him/her still on past that time? |
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Has your teen's internet use affected his/her school or work attendance or performance? |
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Does your teen tell you they need the computer to do homework, but they quickly shut down windows when you walk into the room? |
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Does your teen use the internet to escape problems, responsibilities, or to lift their mood? |
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