A short inventory of how childhood has changed:
- Telephone v/s Mobiles: Back then we had the good old landline phones. Who uses them anymore? Everyone today is just hooked into their mobiles from a really young age.
- Playing Out v/s Video Games: Remember the times when playing football actually meant going out to play with your friends in the park and not sitting in front of a screen for a FIFA video game?
- Real Friends v/s Social Media Friends: Thanks to social media apps like Facebook, Snapchat, and the likes, kids today have more virtual friends than real life friends.
- Music Then v/s Music Now: Kids of this generation and therefore the generations to return might never feel the joy of making a mixed tape for their best friend. They have their iPods and music available on the internet.
- Toys Then v/s Toys Now: Toys or no toys, kids back then could play if you literally gave them a stick for a toy. But kids now are surrounded with high-tech toys.
- Fewer pictures v/s Selfies Today:In Past, kids never had easy-access to cameras or recorders. Kids now have iPads and iPhones and sleep in the selfie era.
- More Patience v/s Instant Gratification: Kids today are so addicted to technology that they have lost the ability to sit still without constant stimulation from their gadgets.
- Books v/s Kindle: You truly experience the enjoyment of reading once you hold the book in your hand and let your imagination travel with the story.
While it may be too late or the damage technology has done may seem irreversible, it is never too late to learn how to put your gadgets away and be a part of the important world to enjoy your childhood better.
