Social media addiction: "Giving up your cell phone is a huge problem for many"

Isabel Brandhorst heads the research group on Internet Usage Disorders and Computer Game Addiction at the University Hospital of Tübingen . She explains how parents can set social media rules that really work.

ZEIT ONLINE : Ms. Brandhorst, almost one in four children in this country is said to spend too much time on social media. At what point should parents start to worry?

Isabel Brandhorst : There is no fixed time criterion for when problematic use begins. A child who spends three hours a day on a screen can be just as addicted as one who spends eight to ten hours a day on it. We speak of addiction when children and young people can no longer control how often and where they use social media.

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