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Introduction: As a contemporary media, internet is the fastest growing and the quickest society changer. The internet users are not only increase in number, but also in wider scope, including the age range. Children as a part of society greatly experience this social impact, which commonly called as cyber kids. Internet Addiction Disorder risk develop 3.1 times higher during late childhood stage, which affects dopamine activities then lead to withdrawal symptoms. Purposed: To investigate the extent of internet addiction during late childhood and examine the relationships to withdrawal symptom. Methods: An analytical observational study with cross sectional approach. Stratified random sampling technique in total 170 students of Nurul Faizah Islamic Elementary School, aged 6-12 years, conducted using questionnaire, and analyse using Chi square. Result: Vary level of internet addiction disorder among the subject (31% mild, 64.3% moderate, and 4.65 % severe). The prevalence withdrawal symptom is 77% from total subjects with internet addiction disorder. There was significant positive correlation between internet addiction disorder and withdrawal symptom Conclusion: Internet addiction was present in late childhood and it has significant relationship with withdrawal symptom. Further study is needed, especially in interventions to deal with internet addiction in this specific population.