“Can you imagine having to grow up with Instagram and Twitter? Every single thing that happens is potentially filmed and put online. It's bad. In the good old days, you could split your pants getting off the bus and not have to worry about your crush in the line ahead of you watch the aftermath unfold on YouTube. Not today.” Growing UpAdventureSocial MediaComing Of AgeInstagramTwitterGood Old Days Author:Benjamin Conlon
“I wanted them to realize something: When you look back on your childhood, you want to have some stories of your own. Spending the weekend on your phone doesn’t make for a very good one. So go outside. Get some poison ivy. It's not going to kill you.” StoriesChildhoodAdventureSocial MediaStorytellingAdventure Fiction Author:Benjamin Conlon
“Children don't realize how bad things are. This is their norm. They don't realize how much of their childhood is being stolen by screens. They simply have no escape. It follows them home. It follows them everywhere. The phone is always on their minds. Texts are constant, often misinterpreted, hurtful, with no visual cues. They take the place of learning how to have genuine conversations.” FictionChildhoodAdventureSocial MediaStorytellingEscapeMiddle SchoolChildrens LiteratureAdventure Stories Author:Benjamin Conlon