Yes, Yes, In a million ways yes. You hit the nail on the head in so many ways. In my family we take the time to explain things out to our children. We find it extremely important for them to understand the why and learn to be free thinkers and problem solvers - thinking several steps ahead and planning properly. We spend LOTS of time going over manners and teaching them how to empathize with others. It drives me nuts the way the majority of our youth seem to be - and it is in part parents and other social systems that have gotten into over coddling our children in a hyper-protective way and most children just don't have the same respect my generations were taught because these behaviors are "cute".. its not cute - trust us. The other issue is definitely with the devices and this instantaneous gratification brought to us exclusively by technology. I think having a level of boredom is good - it encouraged me as a kid to call my friends in the neighborhood, ride our bikes, go on adventures in the woods exploring, or just plain use our imagination and pretend. Kids don't do enough pretending. But why would they when in a second they can watch any kind of video on youtube, tv show or movie on hulu, netflix, and the like? There is no boredom, there is no drive to connect in person, because they think they are getting these connections through the digital realm - but it is truly NOT the same. Their social abilities are declining and the want to be with others is showing a similar rapid decrease. This is a threat to our society as a whole - we are becoming more and more isolated which leads to inconsideration, lack of empathy, and even depression as we are a pack species and are not meant to be in isolation. Anyway, sorry for the rant, but I really enjoyed reading your perspective as I have noticed these same things and resolved similar conclusions myself. Thanks for sharing! Following, upvoted & resteemed!
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