Is your child’s use of electronics an addiction or bad habit?

Semantics?

Is your child’s use of electronics an addiction or bad habit?

July 21, 2017 – In her quest to find out what makes people happy (and write a book on the matter), comedian Paula Poundstone discovered that the digital era surely complicates things… Is the digital era dooming younger generations, surrounded by devices practically from birth, to addiction? … “Every once in a while, I’ll get a parent who tells me that if they try to take away their kid’s device, (the child) might get violent.” … “Plenty of parents say their kids are addicted. I’d say most just have some bad habits. It’s no surprise that kids would rather text friends or play video games than do homework.”

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