Two Days Without Phone

Which of the following evidence from the article supports the claim that "sleep texting" can lead to teen weight gain?

• A lack of sleep can cause weight gain and even obesity. 
• If they regularly lose sleep, she adds, teens may start having trouble in school.
• Dr. Elizabeth Dowdell is a professor at Villanova University in Pennsylvania. 

Which of the following evidence from the article supports the claim that the 48 hours without a phone was useful to Kenny?

• "I think I'm going to feel really isolated,"Kenny worried. 
• "Wow, it was pure torture,"Kenny joked. 
• Instead of texting, Kenny went to the gym and caught up on school work.

Which of the following evidence from the article supports the claim that texting could hurt relationships?

• It probably won't surprise you that teens are texting more than ever before. 
• Some people also worry that because teens text so much, they don;t spend enough time talking with others face-to-face.
• Once concern is that students might not learn correct grammar and spelling if most writing they do is made up of text messages. 

Which of the following evidence from the article supports the claim that Franchesca did not regret giving up her phone for 48 hours. 

• "I'm excited for the challenge," she said. "I don't know what
• Franchesca decided to continue the experiment for a while. "I think I'll be so much smarter and healthier,"she explained.
• Kenny doesn't plan to give up his phone again. But he now knows that he can live without it. 

Which of the following evidence from the article supports the fact that Kenny and Franchesca were not allowed to post pictures online during the challenge?

• According to Dr. Dowdell, teens need to learn that they can--and should--turn off their phones sometimes. 
• These were the rules: No phone for 48 hours. No computer or Internet either, unless it was for schoolwork. 
• "It was a reality check."

Which of the following evidence from the article supports the claim that teens need more than 6 hours of sleep each night?

• Sometimes teens even send out texts filled with nonsense words when they don't wake up all the way.
• Kenny even sleeps with his phone beneath his pillow. 
• "Adolescents need a solid 8,10, even 11 hours of sleep to really function and think clearly,"reports Dr. Dowdell.