iOS app Android app More  Lisa Haisha   What Your Child's
Facebook Addiction Says About Your Parenting Style  Posted:
11/28/2010 11:57 am  Drugs, unprotected sex, drinking, bullying,
smoking -- the list of parental worries often seems endless. And
just when you think you have all the potential problem areas
covered, your child or teen suddenly seems "addicted" to
Facebook and other online social media sites. Is that even
possible?  According to psychologist Kimberly S. Young, Ph.D. of
the Center for Online Addiction, teen Internet addiction is
becoming a growing problem. While there aren't any hard numbers
to indicate just how many teenagers are becoming addicted to the
Internet, Young estimates that five to 10 percent of Internet
surfers suffer from some degree of Internet addiction.
Additionally, a recent Canadian study involving more than 5,000
children and teenagers revealed that 70 percent of parents know
little or nothing about their kids' online activities. The
study, which was conducted by the Ottawa