Cell Phone Addiction | Tanner Welton | TEDxLangleyED

Did you know that 80% of children check their phones every 5 minutes? Crazy, right? Hi everyone. My name is Tanner Welton and today I'm going to be talking to you about cell phone addiction. Now, I may have an addiction myself. But that doesn't mean I can't talk about it. In fact, who knows it better than

me? There are many people with addictions to different things. But in my opinion, cell phone addiction is a number one worry. Now, hold on a second. I'm sure many of you are thinking that that's not me. I'm not addicted. Now, take a second to think about how many times a day you use your phone or

just check your phone. What happens to you when you lose your phone? Are you calm and settled or do you freak out? There are actually people who have a panic attack. It's called nomophobia. Or as I personally like to call it, no no phono phobia. It is when you panic if you don't have

your phone in your pocket or you can't find it. I've seen this happen on many occasions in our house. But don't feel alone. In fact, there are 1.5 billion people in China. 24 million of them are suspected to be addicted to technology. That is almost 3/4 of Canada's population. It is so crazy that parents their

children into institutions to detox by them of technology. But they are not the only ones having this problem. It's happening in Britain, Spain and several other countries. And I believe that these detox centers will soon be in Canada. Now, the big question is, why are people so addicted? Well, here's my answer. Take social media for an example.

Every single time you post a photo, let's say in the matter of 10 seconds you get four likes. Well, those four likes may be small, but it affects your mind in a huge way. Those 10 seconds of happiness sends a message to your brain saying I want more. So then you post another photo and