Textually points to a story in The Telegraph that texting is killing off “traditional” family car occupations.
No, not kids being sick, fighting with their siblings and asking “are we nearly there yet?” but
Old fashioned pastimes such as I-spy, a sing-song or story-telling have been replaced by children text messaging.
Seventy-three per cent of youngsters asked said that on car journeys they preferred to listen to music through their mobile while 55 per cent spent the trip texting friends.
Half of children also said they would rather listen to music on their headphones than talk to their parents. Direct Line questioned nearly 2,000 people.
Having said that, I think it’s a little unfair to blame mobiles. Personal stereos for audio stories and music and Game Boys have long been a great way of shutting the little….. errr keeping kids occupied on car journeys. And let’s not forget portable DVD’s…
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