If I want to reach my 16-year-old, the easiest way is to text her, or to send an Instagram message or a Snapchat. But I don't actually want to have a conversation via text, or Whats App, or Facebook messenger. READ MORE:* Teens happier with less phone time* School bans phones and students happier* Why are millennials of scared of talking on the phone? But it's not as if by avoiding conversation you avoid complexity, misunderstandings or social drama. Most of her friends and acquaintances expressed their sympathy via a text message, which surprised her, but not me.

Source: Stuff November 01, 2019 23:26 UTC