Many have suggested there has been a decline in the quality of these skills among children in recent years, despite the fact that methods of communication have become increasingly diverse. Technological advances and the dominance of the internet and mobile telephones have changed the way children relate to adults and each other.
Many young people now need look no further than their own bedroom to access a world of social networking, while video consoles and televisions answer their entertainment needs. But many have been critical of these changes, suggesting that the faster our children can connect with each other electronically, the less they seem able to communicate one-to-one.
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