I remember being a child and getting off the school bus, going inside my house, dropping off my book bag, and going right back outside for hours. Being in the house was so rare and I hated doing it. Kids nowadays barely go outside. It is almost as if they have to be forced to have interactions outside of the house. The reason kids are staying in is because they have all the technology to entertain them. An article made in 2018 discussed a few ways technology is changing childhood. Some of the findings were expected but the one that struck out to me the most was the statistics showing that 35 percent of teenagers who spend more than 3 hours a day online are more likely to be at risk of suicide. That is so scary to think and I am so grateful that my childhood was at a time that being social and staying outside until the street lights came on was normal and fun to us.
https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2018/07/digital-technology-changing-childhood-smartphone/
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