April 23, 2012
Kim Overdeck, mother and physician at Virginia Hospital Center, from McLean:
"We are, for better or for worse, moving into more of a technological society where the kids are going to be expected to be computer savvy, and know how to deal with all of the new technology. And there’s a fine line between not getting enough, to the point where they’re not facile with it, like their peers. In our house we have a rule that my son gets a half hour of video games in the afternoon, after he’s done his homework (I have an 8 year old that this mostly pertains to); and then on the weekends he can play a little bit more. But it’s hard to keep it in check."
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Growing Up in a Virtual World
The effects of today’s technologies on the lives of teenagers.
Until recently, we didn’t know that the average teenage girl sends or receives a staggering 4,050 text messages per month. That boils down to at least one message every seven minutes during her waking hours. This is a problem, said Dr. Leonard Sax, well-known author and psychologist, not just because of the amount of time spent, but because this and other research findings show that today’s teenage girl is hyper-connected to her peers; and she is more disconnected than ever from herself.
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