Article
I've been part of the Logout camp team for eight years now. That's eight groups of teenagers, four different locations, and almost two completely different generations of young people. Back when I started, camp conversations revolved around rage comic memes. Today, we're flooded with words like cooked, looksmaxxing, aura, and brainrot. Yet throughout all these years, one thing has remained exactly the same: the desire for connection.
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Phones
Have you ever noticed that while reading an email or scrolling on your phone, you almost hold your breath? Many people only become aware of it when asked this question. During screen use, they often breathe very shallowly—or even briefly stop breathing. This phenomenon even has a name: screen apnea.
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Digital addiction
Strong emotional reactions or withdrawal-like symptoms are not only seen in chemical addictions, but also in non-chemical addictions related to digital devices. Parents sometimes find themselves in situations where their child reacts to the removal or restriction of digital devices with an intense outburst of anger — shouting, threatening, being disrespectful, and at times even becoming physically aggressive.
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Artificial intelligence
Artificial intelligence (AI) tools are moving from browser chat windows into physical children’s toys. Plush toys, which used to be a source of symbolic play, have become conversational partners that can respond to children’s emotional needs and answer their questions. But what risks do these modern toys bring into children’s bedrooms?
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Video games
Video games used to operate on a simple one-time purchase model. When I bought a game, I received all of its content. In recent years, however, the video game industry has begun using various ongoing monetization mechanisms to generate profit, where players purchase each additional in-game item individually. These individual purchases are called *microtransactions*. Data shows that players now spend more money on in-game purchases than on the games themselves.
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Digital addiction
"I’ll just quickly check the weather for today." Thirty minutes later, I’m watching videos about Australian koalas, slime-making tutorials, or ASMR from hairdressers. I still don’t know tomorrow’s weather, and meanwhile, my friend has already texted me. What’s really happening here? Why do I have such weak willpower that I can’t use my phone with focus? Is this already a sign of digital addiction?
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Digital addiction
When working with children and adolescents in the field of excessive use and addiction to digital devices, we frequently encounter parents’ sense of helplessness in their parenting role:
- “I don’t have the right tools; I don’t know how to limit my daughter’s phone use effectively and without major arguments and her threats. I need advice and help with setting rules.”
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Phones
You've probably noticed that you pick up your phone without a clear intention. While unlocking it, you realize that the action you're performing is uncontrolled and unguided, but you don't put the phone down. Why? At least one of the notifications will be interesting, every app will have some novelty, we just can't stop ourselves. As soon as we reach for the phone, our attention is already elsewhere.
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Article
Decision to seek help can be very difficult. The first step in improving the problems with using digital content is to sign up for an introductory consultation through our website.
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Digital addiction
"Hello, I'm writing to you because I... well, I think I'm addicted. I've been having trouble with digital devices for quite some time now and I don't know what to do next…”
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Social media
Your favorite series ends unexpectedly. Your favorite influencer has dug into the ground. You don't have the internet to ask your chatbot for advice. The feeling of confusion, sadness, abandonment, or panic during such events indicates one thing - a parasocial relationship.
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Phones
21 teenagers, 6 days, 5 mentors, 3 volunteers, 0 minutes of screen time. What did this year’s Logout Week look like?
“Tell me it’s not time yet,” pleads a veteran of the Logout camp, eyes full of desperation.
“It’s time,” the mentor says firmly, and without mercy, collects all phones, headphones, e-readers, and backup devices from the group of 21 teenagers on the train from Ljubljana to Maribor.
The contents of the bag remain untouched from Monday to Saturday.
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Social media
Absurd content on the internet is nothing new. The early days of internet culture were marked, among other things, by so-called shock sites—well known to any dedicated user of the “early” internet. Nowadays, however, it seems that children and teenagers are exposed to especially disturbing content with every click.
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Digital addiction
The third national conference on preventing digital addiction is behind us! Several guests and lecturers joined us in the Rog Center hall. The conference's main theme was finding balance in a world where digital technology is rapidly changing and developing, presenting us with new challenges all the time. Through the perspectives of top speakers, we wanted to highlight various protective factors that help us navigate the waves of technological change.
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Phones
Imagine:
You come home tired from work, the dishes are already in the dishwasher and you've washed the third load of laundry. The kids are sleeping peacefully, their homework is done and the dog has been on a walk. It's a few minutes past midnight. Peace and quiet. Sweetness.
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Article
We hear and read in the media about the decline of literacy, lack of interest in reading, and the collapse of publishing. A dark scenario is unfolding before our eyes, where reading an entire book seems impossible due to diminished attention. We no longer flip through books; we listen to them more often or a convenient app condenses them into 15-minute summaries. Literature, however, has not disappeared yet. What does the term literature mean in the digital age?
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Digital addiction
As part of the Early Recognition and Action in the Case of Behavioral Addictions with a Focus on Risky Online Behavior project, which we are implementing together with Psychological Counseling Center Posvet, we conducted a survey in which we analyzed the current situation and needs of professionals in the field of non-chemical addictions.
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Social media
Lately, we've been reading more and more about the rise of artificial intelligence (AI) tools in the news. Conversational programs like ChatGPT and Microsoft's Copilot are being used to assist in creating texts, articles, social media posts, and lately, even visual content such as images and videos.
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