Psychology in Everyday Life: The Psych Files

Ep 260: We're All Addicted To Our Phones. How You Can Feel Better About It


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Cell phones: they're here and they're not going away. So now it's time to "stop worrying and learn to love them". If you're upset about how addicted teens are to their phones I'll give you a few ideas that, hopefully, will make you feel better. After all, cellphones aren't going away. Quite the opposite. They're only going to get more powerful and more ubiquitous. The "pull" of the phone is irresistible. In this follow-up to episode 258 I want to talk about how adults and parents can feel less distressed by a teen's behavior. I hope the ideas in this episode help.

How can we feel better about something (cell phone use) we can't do a whole lot about?

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