- Are Billy's or Mary's grades suddenly going up?
- Are they asking questions you can't answer?
- Do you find traces of computer use isn their rooms such as half-finished programs, esoteric magazines, and arcane print-outs?
- Have their appetites changed? Are they suddenly into such things as Chinese food and late-night snacking?
- Are they uncommonly eager to get to their homework?
- Is their speech direct, unslurred, and hard to understand?
- Looking into their eyes - are their pupils bright?
- Are new friends popping up, kids you'd normally associate with glasses, notebooks, and cleverness?
- Are your phone bills getting bigger, with mysterious calls to faraway places late at night even though when you pick up the receiver all you hear is a buzz?
- Do they save their money, work at odd jobs to earn it and then suddenly rush "downtown" to make a "buy" at the computer store?
Warning!
If you suspect your child is using computers and need help to know what to do about it, call your local Computer Hotline where trained social workers will help you ease the burden of knowing that your kid is hooked.