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<generator>Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/</generator><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Parents Using Smartphones as Modern Day Rattles]]></title><link>http://www.switched.com/2009/05/22/parents-using-smartphones-as-modern-day-rattles/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.switched.com/2009/05/22/parents-using-smartphones-as-modern-day-rattles/</guid><description><![CDATA[Cell phones steal the independence & incentive for rationale from kids who carry them.  They wander aimlessly off into the day, knowing that they're never more than a button-press away from their parents or friends who'll swoop in and rescue them at the last minute.<br><br>Just because you CAN do a thing, does not necessarily mean that you SHOULD do that thing.<br><br>By feeding a child's instinctual desire for immediate gratification, you condition him/her to that mode.  It's no wonder that many young adults have no capacity for patience or planning.  They've never been forced to be unplugged from the always-on, instant-on digital world.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Rob O.]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Jun 21st 2009 9:18AM</pubDate></item></channel></rss>
