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Since this morning. He hasn&#8217;t eaten.&nbsp;\u201d On one side, the reality of an exhausted parent facing a teen who seems unable to disconnect. On the other, a teenager in a world that their parents do not understand \u2014 a world of competition, camaraderie, gradual mastery, belonging to a community. These two realities coexist. Understanding both is the condition for acting without breaking everything.<\/pee>\n<h2 id=\"pas-ennemi\">1. Video games are not the enemy<\/h2>\n<pee>Let&#8217;s be clear: video games are not, in themselves, harmful. Decades of research have shown that video games can develop real cognitive skills \u2014 problem-solving, quick decision-making, visuomotor coordination, teamwork, perseverance in the face of failure. Some games are sophisticated learning spaces. The creativity deployed in Minecraft, the strategy mobilized in management games, the complex storytelling of certain RPGs \u2014 these are not intellectually empty activities.<\/pee>\n<pee>The problem is not the game. It is <strong>uncontrolled use<\/strong> of a product designed to maximize playtime \u2014 and the effects of this use on the teenager&#8217;s life when it starts to invade everything else.<\/pee>\n<h2 id=\"attrait\">2. Why video games are so appealing to teens<\/h2>\n<div class=\"attrait-card\">\n<div class=\"attrait-icon\">\ud83c\udfc6<\/div>\n<div class=\"attrait-content\">\n<h4>Skill and progression<\/h4>\n<pee>Games offer an explicit, immediate, and rewarding progression system. The teenager sees concretely that they are improving \u2014 in level, rank, technical mastery. In a school life where progression is slow, feedback is rare, and the feeling of competence is often fragile, this immediate feedback is extraordinarily motivating.<\/pee>\n  <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"attrait-card\">\n<div class=\"attrait-icon\">\ud83e\udd1d<\/div>\n<div class=\"attrait-content\">\n<h4>Belonging to a group<\/h4>\n<pee>Online multiplayer games create real communities with their codes, language, and rituals. Being part of a team, being recognized by teammates, sharing a victory \u2014 these experiences meet the need for belonging that is at the heart of adolescence. For some teens struggling socially in their school environment, gaming is the only space where they feel accepted.<\/pee>\n  <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"attrait-card\">\n<div class=\"attrait-icon\">\ud83c\udfaf<\/div>\n<div class=\"attrait-content\">\n<h4>Control and autonomy<\/h4>\n<pee>In a game, the teenager decides. They choose their character, their strategy, their team. They can restart if it doesn&#8217;t work. It is a space of autonomy and mastery in a life often framed by adults and rules they did not choose. This feeling of control is deeply satisfying.<\/pee>\n  <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"attrait-card\">\n<div class=\"attrait-icon\">\ud83e\uddd8<\/div>\n<div class=\"attrait-content\">\n<h4>Escapism and emotional regulation<\/h4>\n<pee>Playing allows one to escape from oneself, from their worries, from their anxieties. For an anxious, stressed, or struggling teenager, it is a form of self-medication \u2014 not always problematic, but it can become so if it is the only available tool for emotional regulation.<\/pee>\n  <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h2 id=\"distinction\">3. Passion vs addiction: the real differences<\/h2>\n<div class=\"compare-grid\">\n<div class=\"compare-card passion\">\n<h4>\u2713 Healthy passion<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Can stop when asked, with disappointment but without a crisis<\/li>\n<li>Gaming coexists with other activities and interests<\/li>\n<li>Sleeps at normal hours, eats normally<\/li>\n<li>Remains accessible to conversation and contact<\/li>\n<li>Grades remain stable or acceptable<\/li>\n<li>Willingly talks about what they do in the game<\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n<div class=\"compare-card addiction\">\n<h4>\u2717 Addiction<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Intense crises (aggressiveness, tears) when interrupted<\/li>\n<li>Gaming has eliminated all other activities<\/li>\n<li>Regular short or sleepless nights to play<\/li>\n<li>Gradual withdrawal from real family and social life<\/li>\n<li>Significant drop in school performance over several weeks<\/li>\n<li>Defensive or dishonest about their usage<\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h2 id=\"jeux-online\">4. Multiplayer online games: a particular risk<\/h2>\n<pee>Not all games present the same level of risk. Solo games with a defined end (adventure, narrative RPG) are much less addictive than multiplayer online games without an end (battle royale, MOBA, MMO). The latter combine several risk factors: they have no narrative end, each game calls for another, they involve real teams that expect the player&#8217;s presence (social pressure), and they are designed to last indefinitely.<\/pee>\n<div class=\"article-quote\">\n  <pee>\u201c&nbsp;I couldn&#8217;t leave in the middle of a game. My team was counting on me. If I disconnected, they lost because of me. It had become an obligation, not a pleasure.&nbsp;\u201d<\/pee>\n<div class=\"quote-author\">\u2014 Thomas, 17, high school student<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h2 id=\"mecaniques\">5. Addiction mechanics built into games<\/h2>\n<pee>Game designers \u2014 particularly free-to-play games funded by in-game purchases \u2014 have integrated mechanics deliberately designed to maximize playtime and spending. Knowing them helps parents recognize and discuss them with their children.<\/pee>\n<div class=\"key-points\">\n<h3>\u2726 Addictive mechanics of modern video games<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Loot boxes<\/strong> \u2014 pay to obtain a random reward. The same neurological mechanism as gambling \u2014 the unpredictability of the reward creates a powerful compulsion<\/li>\n<li><strong>Battle passes and limited seasons<\/strong> \u2014 exclusive content available for a limited time creates artificial urgency (\u201c&nbsp;if you don&#8217;t play now, you will definitely miss this skin&nbsp;\u201d)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Daily login rewards<\/strong> \u2014 playing every day to avoid \u201c&nbsp;losing&nbsp;\u201d a cumulative reward turns gaming into a daily obligation<\/li>\n<li><strong>Ranking and tier<\/strong> \u2014 the desire to maintain or improve one&#8217;s rank can lead to compulsive gaming sessions to \u201c&nbsp;climb back up&nbsp;\u201d after a defeat<\/li>\n<li><strong>Guilds and clans with obligations<\/strong> \u2014 some games create real social pressure through teams that expect the player&#8217;s presence for raids or scheduled matches<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<h2 id=\"fortnite-lol\">6. Fortnite, League of Legends, Minecraft: different profiles<\/h2>\n<pee><strong>Fortnite and battle royales<\/strong> combine intense competition, frequent visual rewards, and short but infinitely repeatable sessions. The absence of a narrative end encourages the \u201c&nbsp;one last game&nbsp;\u201d loop. The cosmetic aspect (skins) creates a microtransaction market that can become financially problematic.<\/pee>\n<pee><strong>League of Legends and MOBAs<\/strong> are among the most addictive games for advanced teens. A match lasts 30 to 50 minutes and cannot be interrupted without penalizing the team. The very long learning curve creates a deep psychological investment. The toxicity of online communities can generate emotionally intense experiences that are difficult to leave.<\/pee>\n<pee><strong>Minecraft<\/strong> presents a different profile \u2014 more creative, less competitive, with a less urgent end. It can be played very healthily. The risk mainly appears in multiplayer servers with their own social ecosystem and group dynamics.<\/pee>\n<h2 id=\"signaux\">7. Specific warning signs for video games<\/h2>\n<pee>In addition to general signs of screen addiction, certain behaviors are specifically linked to video game addiction and deserve attention.<\/pee>\n<div class=\"soft-box\">\n  <pee><strong>Specific signs for video games&nbsp;:<\/strong> Nights spent entirely playing (discovered in the morning with red eyes). Unauthorized spending on the parent&#8217;s credit card for in-game purchases. Disproportionate emotional reactions to defeats (broken objects, slammed doors). Lies about playtime (\u201c&nbsp;I played for an hour&nbsp;\u201d while the history shows 5 hours). Abandonment of previously practiced sports or extracurricular activities. Talking only about games in all conversations. Eating in front of the screen to avoid losing playtime.<\/pee>\n<\/div>\n<h2 id=\"social\">8. Video games as a social space: neither black nor white<\/h2>\n<pee>An important nuance that parents and teachers must integrate: for many teenagers, playing online <em>is<\/em> socializing. Conversations during the game, strategies developed in teams, sharing moments of victory or defeat \u2014 these are real social interactions that create real bonds. Banning gaming sometimes cuts the teenager off from their main social space.<\/pee>\n<div class=\"parent-box\">\n<div class=\"parent-box-label\">\ud83d\udc68\u200d\ud83d\udc69\u200d\ud83d\udc67 For parents<\/div>\n<div class=\"parent-box-title\">\u201c&nbsp;His only friends are people he has never seen in real life.&nbsp;\u201d<\/div>\n<pee>Before devaluing these online friendships, ask yourself: do these relationships bring him something \u2014 pleasure, support, a sense of belonging? Are they complementary to a real social life or have they completely replaced it?<\/pee>\n  <pee>Online friendships that coexist with face-to-face relationships \u2014 that is an expanded social life. Online friendships that have replaced all real relationships, with gradual isolation \u2014 that is a warning sign.<\/pee>\n<div class=\"prof-box\">\n<div class=\"prof-box-title\">\u2726 For teachers<\/div>\n<pee>A student who only talks to their \u201c&nbsp;online friends&nbsp;\u201d and is gradually isolating during breaks deserves special attention \u2014 not a punishment regarding video games, but a conversation about their social life and well-being.<\/pee>\n  <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h2 id=\"parents-jeux\">9. How parents can act without banning everything<\/h2>\n<div class=\"key-points\">\n<h3>\u2726 Concrete suggestions for parents<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Take an interest in the game itself<\/strong> \u2014 ask the teen to show what they are doing, watch a game with them, ask sincere questions. Parental interest in their universe radically changes the relational dynamic<\/li>\n<li><strong>Negotiate time slots rather than banning<\/strong> \u2014 \u201c&nbsp;you can play from 5 PM to 7:30 PM on weekdays&nbsp;\u201d is much better respected than a vague ban. The teen knows when they can play \u2014 and when it&#8217;s over<\/li>\n<li><strong>Do not interrupt a game in progress<\/strong> \u2014 give a 15-minute notice before the cutoff time. Abruptly cutting a multiplayer game is experienced as a betrayal \u2014 and generates avoidable conflicts<\/li>\n<li><strong>Exclude screens from the bedroom at night<\/strong> \u2014 charging the phone and console in a common space at night is the most impactful and hardest rule to circumvent<\/li>\n<li><strong>Observe mood before and after gaming<\/strong> \u2014 a teen who plays and remains in a good mood, eats, sleeps, and goes to school has no problem. A teen whose mood deteriorates with gaming and who cannot stop \u2014 that&#8217;s different<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<h2 id=\"profs-jeux\">10. What teachers can observe and do<\/h2>\n<pee>Teachers see the effects of nighttime gaming on students \u2014 drowsiness, lack of concentration, irritable mood, red eyes in the morning. These observations have value and deserve to be shared \u2014 with the school counselor, with parents during meetings, with the student during an individual speaking moment.<\/pee>\n<pee>A possible approach in class: use video games as a pedagogical lever. Analyze them as cultural objects, decipher their manipulation mechanics, discuss spending in free-to-play games, explore online communities \u2014 these activities develop a critical perspective on objects that teenagers often know much better than their teachers, and create a space for dialogue about their usage in a neutral and non-judgmental context.<\/pee>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dynseo.com\/en\/courses\/screen-addiction-among-middle-and-high-school-students-understand-identify-and-take-action-en\/\" class=\"internal-link\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"internal-link-icon\">\ud83c\udf93<\/div>\n<div class=\"internal-link-content\">\n<div class=\"internal-link-label\">Certified training<\/div>\n<div class=\"internal-link-title\">Screen addiction among middle and high school students: understanding, identifying, and acting<\/div>\n<div class=\"internal-link-desc\">DYNSEO Qualiopi training \u2014 video games, addiction mechanics, supporting families. 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Since this morning. He hasn't eaten.&nbsp;\u201d On one side, the reality of an exhausted parent facing a teen who seems unable to disconnect. On the other, a teenager in a world that their parents do not understand \u2014 a world of competition, camaraderie, gradual mastery, belonging to a community. These two realities coexist. Understanding both is the condition for acting without breaking everything.<\/p>\n\n<h2 id=\"pas-ennemi\">1. Video games are not the enemy<\/h2>\n\n<p>Let's be clear: video games are not, in themselves, harmful. Decades of research have shown that video games can develop real cognitive skills \u2014 problem-solving, quick decision-making, visuomotor coordination, teamwork, perseverance in the face of failure. Some games are sophisticated learning spaces. The creativity deployed in Minecraft, the strategy mobilized in management games, the complex storytelling of certain RPGs \u2014 these are not intellectually empty activities.<\/p>\n\n<p>The problem is not the game. It is <strong>uncontrolled use<\/strong> of a product designed to maximize playtime \u2014 and the effects of this use on the teenager's life when it starts to invade everything else.<\/p>\n\n<h2 id=\"attrait\">2. Why video games are so appealing to teens<\/h2>\n\n<div class=\"attrait-card\">\n  <div class=\"attrait-icon\">\ud83c\udfc6<\/div>\n  <div class=\"attrait-content\">\n    <h4>Skill and progression<\/h4>\n    <p>Games offer an explicit, immediate, and rewarding progression system. The teenager sees concretely that they are improving \u2014 in level, rank, technical mastery. In a school life where progression is slow, feedback is rare, and the feeling of competence is often fragile, this immediate feedback is extraordinarily motivating.<\/p>\n  <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"attrait-card\">\n  <div class=\"attrait-icon\">\ud83e\udd1d<\/div>\n  <div class=\"attrait-content\">\n    <h4>Belonging to a group<\/h4>\n    <p>Online multiplayer games create real communities with their codes, language, and rituals. Being part of a team, being recognized by teammates, sharing a victory \u2014 these experiences meet the need for belonging that is at the heart of adolescence. For some teens struggling socially in their school environment, gaming is the only space where they feel accepted.<\/p>\n  <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"attrait-card\">\n  <div class=\"attrait-icon\">\ud83c\udfaf<\/div>\n  <div class=\"attrait-content\">\n    <h4>Control and autonomy<\/h4>\n    <p>In a game, the teenager decides. They choose their character, their strategy, their team. They can restart if it doesn't work. It is a space of autonomy and mastery in a life often framed by adults and rules they did not choose. This feeling of control is deeply satisfying.<\/p>\n  <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"attrait-card\">\n  <div class=\"attrait-icon\">\ud83e\uddd8<\/div>\n  <div class=\"attrait-content\">\n    <h4>Escapism and emotional regulation<\/h4>\n    <p>Playing allows one to escape from oneself, from their worries, from their anxieties. For an anxious, stressed, or struggling teenager, it is a form of self-medication \u2014 not always problematic, but it can become so if it is the only available tool for emotional regulation.<\/p>\n  <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<h2 id=\"distinction\">3. Passion vs addiction: the real differences<\/h2>\n\n<div class=\"compare-grid\">\n  <div class=\"compare-card passion\">\n    <h4>\u2713 Healthy passion<\/h4>\n    <ul>\n      <li>Can stop when asked, with disappointment but without a crisis<\/li>\n      <li>Gaming coexists with other activities and interests<\/li>\n      <li>Sleeps at normal hours, eats normally<\/li>\n      <li>Remains accessible to conversation and contact<\/li>\n      <li>Grades remain stable or acceptable<\/li>\n      <li>Willingly talks about what they do in the game<\/li>\n    <\/ul>\n  <\/div>\n  <div class=\"compare-card addiction\">\n    <h4>\u2717 Addiction<\/h4>\n    <ul>\n      <li>Intense crises (aggressiveness, tears) when interrupted<\/li>\n      <li>Gaming has eliminated all other activities<\/li>\n      <li>Regular short or sleepless nights to play<\/li>\n      <li>Gradual withdrawal from real family and social life<\/li>\n      <li>Significant drop in school performance over several weeks<\/li>\n      <li>Defensive or dishonest about their usage<\/li>\n    <\/ul>\n  <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<h2 id=\"jeux-online\">4. Multiplayer online games: a particular risk<\/h2>\n\n<p>Not all games present the same level of risk. Solo games with a defined end (adventure, narrative RPG) are much less addictive than multiplayer online games without an end (battle royale, MOBA, MMO). The latter combine several risk factors: they have no narrative end, each game calls for another, they involve real teams that expect the player's presence (social pressure), and they are designed to last indefinitely.<\/p>\n\n<div class=\"article-quote\">\n  <p>\u201c&nbsp;I couldn't leave in the middle of a game. My team was counting on me. If I disconnected, they lost because of me. It had become an obligation, not a pleasure.&nbsp;\u201d<\/p>\n  <div class=\"quote-author\">\u2014 Thomas, 17, high school student<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<h2 id=\"mecaniques\">5. Addiction mechanics built into games<\/h2>\n\n<p>Game designers \u2014 particularly free-to-play games funded by in-game purchases \u2014 have integrated mechanics deliberately designed to maximize playtime and spending. Knowing them helps parents recognize and discuss them with their children.<\/p>\n\n<div class=\"key-points\">\n  <h3>\u2726 Addictive mechanics of modern video games<\/h3>\n  <ul>\n    <li><strong>Loot boxes<\/strong> \u2014 pay to obtain a random reward. The same neurological mechanism as gambling \u2014 the unpredictability of the reward creates a powerful compulsion<\/li>\n    <li><strong>Battle passes and limited seasons<\/strong> \u2014 exclusive content available for a limited time creates artificial urgency (\u201c&nbsp;if you don't play now, you will definitely miss this skin&nbsp;\u201d)<\/li>\n    <li><strong>Daily login rewards<\/strong> \u2014 playing every day to avoid \u201c&nbsp;losing&nbsp;\u201d a cumulative reward turns gaming into a daily obligation<\/li>\n    <li><strong>Ranking and tier<\/strong> \u2014 the desire to maintain or improve one's rank can lead to compulsive gaming sessions to \u201c&nbsp;climb back up&nbsp;\u201d after a defeat<\/li>\n    <li><strong>Guilds and clans with obligations<\/strong> \u2014 some games create real social pressure through teams that expect the player's presence for raids or scheduled matches<\/li>\n  <\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n<h2 id=\"fortnite-lol\">6. Fortnite, League of Legends, Minecraft: different profiles<\/h2>\n\n<p><strong>Fortnite and battle royales<\/strong> combine intense competition, frequent visual rewards, and short but infinitely repeatable sessions. The absence of a narrative end encourages the \u201c&nbsp;one last game&nbsp;\u201d loop. The cosmetic aspect (skins) creates a microtransaction market that can become financially problematic.<\/p>\n\n<p><strong>League of Legends and MOBAs<\/strong> are among the most addictive games for advanced teens. A match lasts 30 to 50 minutes and cannot be interrupted without penalizing the team. The very long learning curve creates a deep psychological investment. The toxicity of online communities can generate emotionally intense experiences that are difficult to leave.<\/p>\n\n<p><strong>Minecraft<\/strong> presents a different profile \u2014 more creative, less competitive, with a less urgent end. It can be played very healthily. The risk mainly appears in multiplayer servers with their own social ecosystem and group dynamics.<\/p>\n\n<h2 id=\"signaux\">7. Specific warning signs for video games<\/h2>\n\n<p>In addition to general signs of screen addiction, certain behaviors are specifically linked to video game addiction and deserve attention.<\/p>\n\n<div class=\"soft-box\">\n  <p><strong>Specific signs for video games&nbsp;:<\/strong> Nights spent entirely playing (discovered in the morning with red eyes). Unauthorized spending on the parent's credit card for in-game purchases. Disproportionate emotional reactions to defeats (broken objects, slammed doors). Lies about playtime (\u201c&nbsp;I played for an hour&nbsp;\u201d while the history shows 5 hours). Abandonment of previously practiced sports or extracurricular activities. Talking only about games in all conversations. Eating in front of the screen to avoid losing playtime.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<h2 id=\"social\">8. Video games as a social space: neither black nor white<\/h2>\n\n<p>An important nuance that parents and teachers must integrate: for many teenagers, playing online <em>is<\/em> socializing. Conversations during the game, strategies developed in teams, sharing moments of victory or defeat \u2014 these are real social interactions that create real bonds. Banning gaming sometimes cuts the teenager off from their main social space.<\/p>\n\n<div class=\"parent-box\">\n  <div class=\"parent-box-label\">\ud83d\udc68\u200d\ud83d\udc69\u200d\ud83d\udc67 For parents<\/div>\n  <div class=\"parent-box-title\">\u201c&nbsp;His only friends are people he has never seen in real life.&nbsp;\u201d<\/div>\n  <p>Before devaluing these online friendships, ask yourself: do these relationships bring him something \u2014 pleasure, support, a sense of belonging? Are they complementary to a real social life or have they completely replaced it?<\/p>\n  <p>Online friendships that coexist with face-to-face relationships \u2014 that is an expanded social life. Online friendships that have replaced all real relationships, with gradual isolation \u2014 that is a warning sign.<\/p>\n  <div class=\"prof-box\">\n    <div class=\"prof-box-title\">\u2726 For teachers<\/div>\n    <p>A student who only talks to their \u201c&nbsp;online friends&nbsp;\u201d and is gradually isolating during breaks deserves special attention \u2014 not a punishment regarding video games, but a conversation about their social life and well-being.<\/p>\n  <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<h2 id=\"parents-jeux\">9. How parents can act without banning everything<\/h2>\n\n<div class=\"key-points\">\n  <h3>\u2726 Concrete suggestions for parents<\/h3>\n  <ul>\n    <li><strong>Take an interest in the game itself<\/strong> \u2014 ask the teen to show what they are doing, watch a game with them, ask sincere questions. Parental interest in their universe radically changes the relational dynamic<\/li>\n    <li><strong>Negotiate time slots rather than banning<\/strong> \u2014 \u201c&nbsp;you can play from 5 PM to 7:30 PM on weekdays&nbsp;\u201d is much better respected than a vague ban. The teen knows when they can play \u2014 and when it's over<\/li>\n    <li><strong>Do not interrupt a game in progress<\/strong> \u2014 give a 15-minute notice before the cutoff time. Abruptly cutting a multiplayer game is experienced as a betrayal \u2014 and generates avoidable conflicts<\/li>\n    <li><strong>Exclude screens from the bedroom at night<\/strong> \u2014 charging the phone and console in a common space at night is the most impactful and hardest rule to circumvent<\/li>\n    <li><strong>Observe mood before and after gaming<\/strong> \u2014 a teen who plays and remains in a good mood, eats, sleeps, and goes to school has no problem. A teen whose mood deteriorates with gaming and who cannot stop \u2014 that's different<\/li>\n  <\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n<h2 id=\"profs-jeux\">10. What teachers can observe and do<\/h2>\n\n<p>Teachers see the effects of nighttime gaming on students \u2014 drowsiness, lack of concentration, irritable mood, red eyes in the morning. These observations have value and deserve to be shared \u2014 with the school counselor, with parents during meetings, with the student during an individual speaking moment.<\/p>\n\n<p>A possible approach in class: use video games as a pedagogical lever. Analyze them as cultural objects, decipher their manipulation mechanics, discuss spending in free-to-play games, explore online communities \u2014 these activities develop a critical perspective on objects that teenagers often know much better than their teachers, and create a space for dialogue about their usage in a neutral and non-judgmental context.<\/p>\n\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dynseo.com\/courses\/addiction-aux-ecrans-chez-les-collegiens-et-lyceens-comprendre-reperer-et-agir\/\" class=\"internal-link\">\n  <div class=\"internal-link-icon\">\ud83c\udf93<\/div>\n  <div class=\"internal-link-content\">\n    <div class=\"internal-link-label\">Certified training<\/div>\n    <div class=\"internal-link-title\">Screen addiction among middle and high school students: understanding, identifying, and acting<\/div>\n    <div class=\"internal-link-desc\">DYNSEO Qualiopi training \u2014 video games, addiction mechanics, supporting families. 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