Friday, February 24, 2006

Culture of Fear - The new drug of choice for kids

Another chilling local TV report on the dangers of modern living has cropped up; its topic: "the new addiction that's causing kids to ditch their homework, friends and family".
They get that intense look, a face of serious concentration, eyes darting back and forth, and the little ones learn from their older brothers [...] and while they sat in the same room, they wouldn't make connections with one another.
The expert is wheeled out:
We get kids that act out more; they don't think about what they're doing, they don't see the consequences, they tend to act less respectfully to their parents, and it just keeps going on.
Have you guessed what it is yet? Find out here.

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