Posted by PlumFairy on 5/11/2023, 7:31 am, in reply to "Its pathetic... "
The addition of smart phones - which kids basically never set down unless they have to, video games, and other such things, has not helped things at all, I don't think.
I know that I'm over-simplifying, but what happened to kids playing in the dirt, using flash cards, and reading lots and lots of books?