I grew up when we actually had to get up and change the dial on the TV set. We had three channels back then and it was fine for us. My friends and I spent most of our time outside in the heat or cold. We played football, basketball, hockey, baseball, and we spent a lot of time at the local park where there was a public swimming pool. We all got dirty everyday and we knew nothing about helmet's as we used our skulls to protect our brain's. These days are not the same for kids. I suppose this is normal as every generation comes up with newly developed technologies. I have a niece who never leaves her room because she spends all of her time on the computer. She has gained a lot of weight as a result and has no friends IRL. There must be a balance that is struck in each of our lives when it comes to technologies. We must never lose sight of the fact that we are explorers by nature. This means we must be in the outdoors more often, all of us, because new technologies don't just affect the younger generation, it affects us all. It is nature that truly speaks to us.