Obstreperous is such an awesome word, and amusingly apt given the subject...
Tbh, there was nothing in that article that I didn't already suspect, though I'll be damned if my children turn out that way. It's odd, it's one of those things that I've spent a lot of time thinking about, and I'm pretty sure at this point that I can manage it :P
Regarding technology: I wasn't given a phone till I was 13 or so, but at the same time, I didn't want one. I think to a certain extent technology is becoming more and more a part of society. I have nothing against it being introduced at a younger age, so long as it's done in moderation, and controlled. I'm sure a lot of us are all to familiar with how hours can disappear over a computer/video game... So long as the advantages, merits and need for other activities and communication by methods other than text and phone are instilled at the same time (or preferably, before), I don't see any real problems occuring.
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