Today's generation is so glue to cellphones, TVs and computers; it is so sad to see. I swear as a child I was always outside playing. Rarely did I sit on the couch and watch TV. If anything the only time I watched TV was in the mornings when I was getting ready for school I would watch my cartoons but other than that I was constantly outside riding my bike, jumping on my trampoline or something active. 
I have seen children as young as six years old having a cell phones, while I did not have one until I was 11 or 12 years old and the only reason I got one was because I was going to be walking home and it was for an emergency. Oh and believe me when I say my first phone was nothing cool or fancy, I swear it looked like a grey little brick with no camera....selfies were not a thing. 
This generation will never really appreciate having outside time because of technology. I saw a picture on Facebook with the caption "Kids go play outside" and the group of kids went outside and sat on the porch with their phones in their hands. When I choose to have children, they will go play outside, technology will not rule my household. I think parents need to put their foot down when it comes to this matter because excesses technology use cause laziness which can then lead to obesity children. Matter of fact I am going to start cutting out time for myself without having my phone around. 
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