Snippets:
- The ‘selfie syndrome’ is not entirely about photo-taking and social networks. “It refers to a shift in our overall culture to hyper-individualism, a change first noted around 2000.
- Kids used to want to grow up and become something, do something. Now they simply say ‘rich and famous.
- We’ve become more competitive and self-focused.
- In an age of texting, kids fail to recognize facial cues and voice intonation.
- Teach kids empathy -- the ability to put oneself in another’s shoes and imagine how that person feels.