Are We Making Our Children Addicts?
Are We Making Our Children Addicts? Video Games, Sugar, TV Shows, Snacks, Toys...Our babies are becoming pheens! Constantly in pursuit of, and hungering for, some____. www.urbandictionary.com defines "Pheen" (slang for fiend); To urge for something, not necessarily pheening for drugs, but dope things in life. The begging and bargaining for more video game and TV time, or the plea for one more piece of candy, is not just childish behavior- it's more similar to the drug seeking behaviors you would find in addicts.That near panic kids sometimes exhibit when their favorite show is about to get shut off; or how they'll do anything for more video game time- even ungodly things like the dishes! “Addiction” includes loss of control and an obsessive-compulsive pattern that takes on a life of its own. Physiologic...changes leading to tolerance, withdrawal or sensitization may occur, and cognitive changes are common.