Do Teens talk anymore??

[Anonymous]

I am 60 something year old man, I don't have any teens, I am a grandparent of 5 year old, but today I went to Tysons and ate dinner at the food court, I noticed a group of about 4 boys, and they didn't not talk to each other, they were on their phones all the time. is this normal? What ever happen to talking to each other?

[Anonymous]

Thats HOW they talk, lol. Actually, I was at a baseball game and saw 4 teen boys in front of us. One was writing in the notes app talking trash about one of the other boys there, showing his phone to the guy next to him. Then deleted it all. Ah, technology.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Thats HOW they talk, lol. Actually, I was at a baseball game and saw 4 teen boys in front of us. One was writing in the notes app talking trash about one of the other boys there, showing his phone to the guy next to him. Then deleted it all. Ah, technology.

that's crazy, I guess that GEN Z for you. back in the day we used to fight and who ever lost will buy drinks and we would be friends at the end.

[Anonymous]

Not sure about boys, but girls talk alllll the time

[Anonymous]

We had 5 teen girls over yesterday. They talked non stop!

[Anonymous]

Def boy vs girl energy

[Anonymous]

My son talks constantly but it’s online while they are doing something, like playing a video game or doing something online together. If they are in person together in the car or at the bus stop they are all on their phones. He’s a teen and he’s rarely out socially with his friends if it’s not at sports practice.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My son talks constantly but it’s online while they are doing something, like playing a video game or doing something online together. If they are in person together in the car or at the bus stop they are all on their phones. He’s a teen and he’s rarely out socially with his friends if it’s not at sports practice.

Ok this is strange. I have daughters and it’s completely different. I know males aren’t huge talkers biologically, but this lack of face-to-face talking can’t be good.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My son talks constantly but it’s online while they are doing something, like playing a video game or doing something online together. If they are in person together in the car or at the bus stop they are all on their phones. He’s a teen and he’s rarely out socially with his friends if it’s not at sports practice.

Ok this is strange. I have daughters and it’s completely different. I know males aren’t huge talkers biologically, but this lack of face-to-face talking can’t be good.

I also have a daughter so I understand what you mean. I often ask my husband about it and he tells me they are normal teens and just not talking when adults are around. Maybe that’s true and why they text, so we don’t hear their conversations.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My son talks constantly but it’s online while they are doing something, like playing a video game or doing something online together. If they are in person together in the car or at the bus stop they are all on their phones. He’s a teen and he’s rarely out socially with his friends if it’s not at sports practice.

Ok this is strange. I have daughters and it’s completely different. I know males aren’t huge talkers biologically, but this lack of face-to-face talking can’t be good.

I also have a daughter so I understand what you mean. I often ask my husband about it and he tells me they are normal teens and just not talking when adults are around. Maybe that’s true and why they text, so we don’t hear their conversations.

That makes sense!

[Anonymous]

My boys, now 19 and 17 talk to their friends on the phone and have for years, they text and Snapchat or whatever as well, but they talk on the phone-one has conference call with the 4 other guys in his immediate/ close friend group. They also get together to do things or hang out and talk while they are watching a movie or playing cards or whatever.

[Anonymous]

They do but the phones are constant interruption so that kinda happens at the same time (texting or snapping kids who aren’t there) so it’s very disjointed

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Thats HOW they talk, lol. Actually, I was at a baseball game and saw 4 teen boys in front of us. One was writing in the notes app talking trash about one of the other boys there, showing his phone to the guy next to him. Then deleted it all. Ah, technology.

that's crazy, I guess that GEN Z for you. back in the day we used to fight and who ever lost will buy drinks and we would be friends at the end.

That's a nice story, Grandpa.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Thats HOW they talk, lol. Actually, I was at a baseball game and saw 4 teen boys in front of us. One was writing in the notes app talking trash about one of the other boys there, showing his phone to the guy next to him. Then deleted it all. Ah, technology.

Teens lack interpersonal skills due to technology.

The text “communication” has turned their communication far more base, cruel, and simplistic.

It has also shortened teens collective attention spans. COVID amplified all these negative trends.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Thats HOW they talk, lol. Actually, I was at a baseball game and saw 4 teen boys in front of us. One was writing in the notes app talking trash about one of the other boys there, showing his phone to the guy next to him. Then deleted it all. Ah, technology.

Teens lack interpersonal skills due to technology.

The text “communication” has turned their communication far more base, cruel, and simplistic.

It has also shortened teens collective attention spans. COVID amplified all these negative trends.

All this. They don’t even know how to talk to the clerk at Panera. They just order their food online and run in and grab their food from the shelf. This is how they do things and these are all missed opportunities to grow as a person and learn how to talk to people and be a good conversationalist and a polite person.