What to Do When a Child Is Addicted to the Internet? Experts: Parents Should Seek Counselling First to Stabilise Emotions, Which Is More Important
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28 October 2026, Hong Kong Economic Times · Life report: The World Health Organization classifies "gaming disorder" as a mental illness, while the American Psychiatric Association calls it "internet gaming disorder", with symptoms including loss of behavioural control, withdrawal reactions and functional impairment in daily life. The report notes that if a child's addiction has seriously affected their physical and mental health and schooling, parents should seek help from psychiatrists, psychologists or counsellors; but experts stress that parents receiving counselling themselves is more important, because they are the ones who are most depressed and anxious at this time. The purpose of counselling is to help parents stabilise their emotions and core values so that they can persevere in a long-term struggle and maintain the parent-child relationship.
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