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CNN CNN Special Report October 6, 2015 04:57:00

their kids. we turned to dr. underwood and dr. faris for tips. >> you say it's not social media they're addicted to but addicted to each other. >> they're addicted to the peer connection and affirmation they're able to get via social media. it's not the screens or devices but the access that social media gives them to each other to know what each other are doing and where they stand, how many people like what they posted, how many people followed them today and unfollowed them. it's the peer connection. the affirmation and reinforcement that is highly adductive. >> your report compares rocket fuel for teens, that is accelerates -- can you explain what that means? >> it's highly combustible and flammable and accelerates the degree to which kids form their own self-image, have feed back from peers that strongly informs what they think -- how they think about themselves. that's a lot of what they're addicted to. they're addicted to each other but also really addicted to the

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