Half of teens addicted to their phones

I’m sure we could’ve all guessed this was a growing problem.  But the fact that 80% of adolescents indicate they check their phone hourly is disturbing although not surprising.  It’s an issue for us as parents as well!  We could all use some of the digital detox suggestions from the article.  Limiting social media posts to 3 times per week, keeping phones, computers and tablets out of the bedrooms at night and making family meals or family time a phone-free zone.

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