As both a teacher and a father this is an issue that is close to my heart. I see this issues with adults all the time where their inability to unplug has almost become dibilitating. This is such a new phenomenon and the most concerning thing is that it is only the beginning. If you think the adults plugged in and “forgetting” how to read is an issue then wait until our next generations come along.

I see it in the children I teach every single day and year to year. I hear it in conversations with parents during teacher conferences all the time. Kids today are more plugged in than ever before. Think about it, if adults today are excessively plugged in then of course these are traits that are going to picked up and learned by their children. Kids today have access to more digital and online content than ever before and they attached big time. Forget about people forgetting how to read, these kids are growing up and becoming young adults who have only read when forced through school, and that’s if they even did that. They may be deciding words but they are not reading in the way that we did growing up. The preoccupation with being online supersedes any possible desire to read.

I worry about this with my students and try to incorporate as much fun and exciting reading as possible in an attempt to build some joy of reading but often it feels like a losing battle. A battle I take home wig my own kids who if allowed would be plugged in all the time.

The ideas presented here are great and it needs to be something that adults and parents take he initiative to change. If adults can change then they can set a new standard for their children.
Great post @donkeypong and thanks for sharing.