The document discusses a guideline for preventing internet addiction created by a Comenius project involving schools in Slovenia, Spain, and Turkey. Most students in these schools think internet addiction is possible and know someone who uses the internet too much. Students mainly use the internet for social media, entertainment, and games rather than schoolwork. Parents are concerned about the effects of media on their children's health and development. The document outlines signs of internet addiction like excessive use, inability to stop, mood changes, and declining grades. It provides ways to prevent addiction such as recognizing the problem, seeking help, finding other activities, limiting use, and learning about internet addiction.

1. GUIDELINE FOR
PREVENTING
INTERNET ADDICTION
created in the Comenius project Think Before You Click 2012-2014
Comenius project 2012-2014
OSNOVNA ŠOLA RODICA, Domžale, Slovenia
CEIP SON CANALS, Palma, Spain
75.YIL İLKÖĞRETİM OKULU, Burdur, Turkey

2. INTERNATIONAL COMPARISON
The majority of the students in the schools of the project in
Slovenia, Spain and Turkey think you can get addicted to the
Internet and most of them know someone who uses it too much.
Generally, they agree that there are better ways to spend their free
time besides the internet: meeting friends, playing sports, etc.
Most of the students uses the Internet every day. They essentially
used for social networking, entertainment (music, movies) and
computer games. Less than half of students uses the Internet for
studying, reading or looking for useful information.
Parents are worried about any kind of effects of media on their
children’s health and development and impacts of any type of
media on children’s behaviour. They would like to obtain more
pieces of information about helping their children to think
critically about media.
Students have also suggested different solutions to the problem of
internet addiction.
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3. SIGNS OF INTERNET ADDICTION
 excessive use of the Internet
 inability to stop
 obsessiveness
 not talking with friends
 losing focus on and interest in other activities
 physical symptoms (dry eyes, weight
problems)
 depressed
 moody
 escaping reality
 declining grades
 isolating yourself
 having other health problems
 other behavioural changes
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4. WAYS OF PREVENTING INTERNET ADDICTION
Recognize the problem.
Seek help.
Talk to your friends.
Disconnect the Internet.
Fin other activities or clubs.
Think before you click.
Limit internet activities.
Study and then plan some fun activities on the
Internet.
Learn and teach others about Internet
addiction.
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