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   > Social interaction is definitely a huge issue these days. I see my niece's   
   > kids up at the cottage here beside me with beaches and water toys and   
   > boats and nature hikes etc.. and, if they aren't thrown out of the cottage,   
   > they would spend almost all their time laying on a couch with their   
   > faces in a Tablet, and this has been going on since they were as young   
   > as 3 or 4 years old. They are now about 6 and 9..   
      
   It is good that your niece gets them motivated to be outdoors and not   
   constantly online.  A lot of kids seem to lack that motivation and it shows.   
      
   > As for school stuff, I think you retain more when you read it in a book   
   > rather than from a screen, but I may be prejudiced since I normally read   
   > about 200 paper books a year..   B)   
      
   I used to read a lot more than I do now, but I don't think I ever got up to   
   reading that many in a year.  ;)   
      
   Mike   
      
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