Addiction is arousing ones emotional brain through nefarious activities. Hence at its core, addiction is a selfish behavior. An approach to deter such behavior is satisfying ones own emotional brain by making some unrelated person or pet happy. Thus altruism is a powerful tool for emotional gratification. Volunteering or donating one or more of one's 3 Ts - Time, Talent, Treasure (money) to a good and unrelated cause can arouse ones own emotional brain. Addiction of children to using electronic devices is a growing problem in the modern world. There is good correlation of excessive use of digital media, specially on-line activity, with teen depression. As parents who pioneered the use of technology for entertainment, it is incumbent that parents and children abide by sensible ground-rules. Some of these include: Removal of the electronic devices from the bed room at night.Avoiding using these devices an hour before bed time. Use of electronic devices for entertainment for only 2-3 hours a day. Getting regular, enough and undisturbed sleep. Regards, GL
