I'm a child psychologist, and I asked my son's teachers to limit his use of technology at school. Here's what happened.

By the time my son was in seventh grade, he was struggling with an addiction to technology. As a psychologist, I had questioned in the past whether phones and computers could truly be addictive. But when I saw my son experiencing withdrawal symptoms and lying to get more screen time, I realized they could be - and it was happening right in my house.

We came to his teachers with a statement: We want to limit his access to his computer as much as possible while still supporting his learning. We asked what sorts of other systems we could implement within that framework. The details varied from class to class.

As a professional, it is a bit concerning to me how hard it was to ease off technology use in school. There are an increasing number of kids who are addicted to technology, like my son. At the same time, we're making these same devices a key ingredient of learning.

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