> I've been wondering: how do we teach kids about addiction (substances, gambling, phone/internet) and its consequences? I can't speak to device addiction, bu

> I've been wondering: how do we teach kids about addiction (substances, gambling, phone/internet) and its consequences? I can't speak to device addiction, but I from ages 4-12, we raised our child in a major US city. In that environment, one comes across the direct results of drug addiction occasionally. While we do talk about addiction and related things, but ultimately it's his experiences that shape his views more than words from dad. One of those was taking a trip to the park for a play dare and being late because we stopped to check on (and call 911 for) a man along the way who was passed out with a needle still stuck in his arm.