This article discusses the impact of technology on typical family life in the U.S. According to child psychologist Richard Woolfson, while the idea of sitting around the family table for dinner every night is becoming a thing of the past, the ability to stay in touch via technology has actually resulted in families communicating more with teach other than in the past. And, Woolfson argues, by communicating more via technology, families are more comfortable and open discussing things with each other when they do talk face to face. Even so, I can't help but feel oddly nostalgic for chewing with my mouth open to gross out my sisters, the soon-to-be-lost art of gargling your Jell-O at the table, laughing so hard at something that milk flew out my nose, being told not to sing or read at the table, or having to bear the guilt and the shame for starving kids in Africa if I didn't eat all my vegetables.
Link (Yahoo! News)
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