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This article looks at the debate of how much is too much screen time: http://www.pcpro.co.uk/features/371287/how-much-tech-can-children-take And some tips on negotiating screen time: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/kristen-howerton/screen-time-kids_b_2119827.html

According to new research, many teens engage in self harm, but most stop by young adulthood: http://www.topnews.us/content/244803-self-harm-soaring-among-teenagers-warns-study

The “reward hub”, which is involved in addiction, was larger in the brains of people who regularly play computer games versus  those of infrequent gamers, research suggests. However, it remains unclear whether frequent use of the games changed the brain or if brain differences made people more likely to play: http://www.nature.com/tp/journal/v1/n11/full/tp201153a.html http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-15720178 http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-2061983/Teenage-video-game-players-brains-like-gambling-addicts.html?ITO=1490

This article discusses the importance of parents avoiding their smartphones when at home: http://www.necn.com/11/14/11/Parents-Put-down-the-smart-phone/landing.html?blockID=593700&feedID=4213

A dangerous new trend among teens: http://z6mag.com/offbeat/vodka-tampons-butt-chugging-growing-trend-with-teenagers-162840.html And a well written article about how stories about such new trends should be approached with skepticism: http://www.cracked.com/blog/a-letter-to-parents-about-fake-teen-crazes-news/