Is My Teen Addicted to Their Phone? — Parent Test

This interactive test covers screens, urges, attention, sleep, tiredness, rules, commitments, lying, anger, tension, withdrawal, isolation, physical activity and readiness to change. What the test asks, for example Screens Whether your teenager spends most of a day off with their phone in hand. Whether, from one week to the next, the time your teenager spends on their phone goes down. Urges Whether your teenager turns their phone screen back on by reflex, again and again, within a short time. Whether, when you suggest an outing or a board game, your teenager chooses that over their phone. Attention Whether your teenager stops in the middle of homework or a game to look at their phone. Whether, with the phone confiscated, your teenager settles down and finishes their homework in one go. Sleep Whether, after bedtime, the light from their screen still shows under the bedroom door. Whether your teenager sleeps from bedtime to morning without you hearing their phone light up in the night. Tiredness Whether, the morning after a long evening on the phone, your teenager lingers in bed and yawns until it is time to leave for school. Whether, in the morning, your teenager gets up, gets dressed and has breakfast before touching their phone. Rules Whether your teenager keeps their phone in hand during homework and during dinner. Whether, throughout the whole meal, their phone stays put away from the table. Commitments Whether your teenager promises to stop in a moment, then is still on it much later. Whether, in the evening, your teenager puts their phone down at the planned time on their own initiative, without you having to remind them. Lying Whether your teenager tells you they are studying on their phone and you find something else entirely on the screen. Whether, when you raise the question of time spent on their phone, your teenager shows you their screen-time display. Anger Whether, when you ask them to put their phone down, your teenager raises their voice or slams their bedroom door. Whether, when you take back their phone, your teenager hands it over and moves on to something else. Tension Whether, without their phone, your teenager wanders around the house, opens and shuts the fridge, changes rooms. Whether your teenager starts an activity they enjoy on their own — sport, drawing, music — with the phone left aside. Withdrawal Whether your teenager spends the time without access to the phone in their room, door closed, answering in monosyllables. Whether, during the meal, your teenager follows the conversation, answers and keeps it going. Isolation Whether, on group outings without phones, your teenager hangs back and waits for it to end. Whether, when you suggest an outing, your teenager says yes and leaves their phone at home. Physical activity Whether, since the phone started taking up more of their time, your teenager skips training sessions or music lessons. Whether your teenager goes to their sport and activities, no matter how much time they spend on their phone. Readiness to change Whether what you've just described weighs on your life as a parent. Whether you want to take action to better support your teenager in this area.