The Cause and Prevention of Internet Addiction

Nowadays, Lots of people are addicted to computers/Internet, and I think it’s weird that lots of people do nothing but playing computer, or surfing the Internet all the time. Some people said that computer is convenient to us, but I think in some way, computers are just like a poison to us. Here we are going to definite the addiction to computer and the prevention of addicting.
What kind of people would addict to the Internet? I’ll get you a brief definition of Internet-Addiction. We Taiwan define Internet addiction as CIAS by DSM-IV examination and WHO’s definition addiction into few elements. At the beginning, the desire to surf the Internet . The one who wants to surf the Internet all the time might addict to Internet. Then, the one who can’t focus on whatever he does except computers/Internet, and he might involve in it, too. The problem of time controlling is also a general phenomenon for those who are addicted to the Internet, because they always want to spend more time on surfing the Internet. The last one is that they spend too much time on the Internet so that they got problem with real society and handle with people. These are the four elements of definitions to Internet addiction.
At this paragraph, we are going to talk about the prevention of Internet addiction. Parents play important role in prevention. First, parent should monitor the amount of time that their children spend on the Internet and watch for the warning signs of Internet addiction listed in the previous paragraph. Parent should also spend more time with their children, and let their children know that spending too much time on the Internet is a wasting of time, and it’s better to do some sports or walking out. The Internet, anyway, it’s just a virtual world in side the computers, not the real thing, it’s a wasting of a time to spend too much time on it.