Parents, beware! Your children are in danger of getting hooked on “digital cocaine” if they aren’t already, according to a leading expert on the threats posed by brain-warping technologies.
I have three children (15, 18, 20) and they have no cellphone or smartphone and neither do I. No wireless tech, just desktop computers. When we travel we find our way using a map or by asking. We pay in cash. My son, the youngest, recently thanked me for being a dinosaur when it comes to technology. He self-limits his time on the computer now. He has a few friends who also don't have cellphones and others who do. He said the friends who do have cellphones usually started because their mothers wanted them to have one. They don't like getting calls when playing/hanging out. Especially boys can 'kick the habit' because it's in their nature to do things, rather than discuss things. Being wireless, free and independent needs to be (made) cool among kids/teens. Because it is.
I have three children (15, 18, 20) and they have no cellphone or smartphone and neither do I. No wireless tech, just desktop computers. When we travel we find our way using a map or by asking. We pay in cash. My son, the youngest, recently thanked me for being a dinosaur when it comes to technology. He self-limits his time on the computer now. He has a few friends who also don't have cellphones and others who do. He said the friends who do have cellphones usually started because their mothers wanted them to have one. They don't like getting calls when playing/hanging out. Especially boys can 'kick the habit' because it's in their nature to do things, rather than discuss things. Being wireless, free and independent needs to be (made) cool among kids/teens. Because it is.
Children are missing so much.
https://open.substack.com/pub/abforbes/p/my-incredible-childhood?r=yn8c0&utm_medium=ios