- Camp Helps Kids Unplug from Media, Mom and Dad
Virtual technologies are now entrenched in children’s daily routines. A recent Kaiser Family Foundation study found that adolescents spend 6.5 to 8.5 hours a day consuming online media. Online chatting, text messaging, social networking websites like Facebook and Twitter, and music and video channels such as iTunes and YouTube significantly reduce youngsters’ exposure to direct, interpersonal experiences.
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