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Originally Posted by meeera
Which is what I said up above, with a bunch of cites. The distance hypothesis is the leading one at the moment, though it's far from proven. That doesn't mean that device use has absolutely nothing to do with any of it. There's a strong case to be made for ubiquitous devices leading to more kids staying inside more of the time, along with other pressures.
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I completely agree with everything you said. The devices are leading to kids staying inside more, but there's more to it than just that. There's also the current crime rates, fear of kidnapping, etc., at least within bigger cities, leading to parents not letting kids out of their sight like they used to. My parents were pretty strict about where we were allowed to go, curfew, home for dinner, it's not like we were left to run wild. But the first thing we'd do is go outside with friends, every single day, and come inside for just lunch and dinner. It's a completely different mindset today that keeps kids indoors for their safety, you can't blame it just on electronic gadgets.
The lack of being outdoors and using your focus muscles to the fullest really makes the most sense to me.