If you want your child to grow up to be an anxious, ‘dumbed-down’ narcissist with poor social skills and low esteem then just keep on giving them unlimited access to the internet. Almost 96pc (95.8pc) of 8-12 year olds feel depressed or anxious if the wifi is turned off in their home or their access to the internet is denied or restricted, he said. “Children are new introduced to the internet at a younger and younger age yet there’s a wider issue here,” he told Independent.ie. “One of the biggest things I’ve noticed is they (children) never know where things come from anymore or how things are made,” he said. “This really comes down to evaluating how the family structure works on a practical level and then finding a compromise with our children.

Source: Irish Independent May 20, 2019 18:11 UTC