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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My neighborhood was amazing - lots of kids running around outside and this one boy, clearly the leader of the group, always building something, experimenting (he built an entire 2 story Igloo when it snowed!). At the beginning of the summer, his parents said they were getting him a phone for his birthday. He's 12 or 13 - one day at the beginning of July, literally overnight, the whole neighborhood vibe changed. Kids stopped hanging out, I rarely saw this kid. He has been inside on his phone since he got it. [/quote] They just got older. My teens aren’t playing in the yard the same as when they were little. They are still outside plenty but now they walk or ride bikes miles into town to go to places, the bike trail to all sorts of places, other friends houses that lived miles away, stores and restaurants, etc. This is why you don’t see them when they get older. It is not always because of phones. [/quote]
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