They Can Text, But Can They Talk? - 0 views
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Actual conversation is becoming a thing of the past
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and that's not good for our kids' future.
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They don't know how to handle conflict face to face because so many things happen through some sort of technology," said Melissa Ortega, a child psychologist at New York's Child Mind Institute. "Clinically, I'm seeing it in the office. The high school kids who I do see will be checking their phones constantly. They'll use it as an avoidance strategy. They'll see if they got a text message in the two minutes they were talking to me."
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"Social Skills" slide for Team B. Yellow highlight= further evidence from article Blue highlight= team B's info on slide
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Parents have a long list of concerns about children using technology: Will they be hurt by cyber bullying? Or meet with online predators? Will their homework suffer because they're texting 100 times a day? Are they sexting? But what about a more basic question like, Will they be able to hold their own in conversation?