Connected cocooning

Stop reading and look ... (1) for a minute. How many screens can you see? Maybe you are reading this on a tablet, or perhaps you have your mobile or your computer in front of you. Screens dominate our lives, and this has led to a phenomenon ... (2) connected cocooning.

The bedroom, where kids once went to relax and be alone, is now their social hub. Teenagers no longer need to ... (3) out in order to socialize, they just need to go online. Video games ... (4) provide a space where they can connect with their friends three streets away or in a completely ... (5) country.

There are obviously some serious problems... (6) this phenomenon. Teachers report that their students have shorter attention spans than before. Some experts express ... (7) that teens are not developing face-to-face skills which might prove important for the future. "Their world is completely different from ours, ... (8) it?" say one expert. "And we just have to learn to accept it."

Stop reading and look ... (1) for a minute. How many screens can you see? Maybe you are reading this on a tablet, or perhaps you have your mobile or your computer in front of you. Screens dominate our lives, and this has led to a phenomenon ... (2) connected cocooning.

The bedroom, where kids once went to relax and be alone, is now their social hub. Teenagers no longer need to ... (3) out in order to socialize, they just need to go online. Video games ... (4) provide a space where they can connect with their friends three streets away or in a completely ... (5) country.

There are obviously some serious problems... (6) this phenomenon. Teachers report that their students have shorter attention spans than before. Some experts express ... (7) that teens are not developing face-to-face skills which might prove important for the future. "Their world is completely different from ours, ... (8) it?" say one expert. "And we just have to learn to accept it."

Stop reading and look ... (1) for a minute. How many screens can you see? Maybe you are reading this on a tablet, or perhaps you have your mobile or your computer in front of you. Screens dominate our lives, and this has led to a phenomenon ... (2) connected cocooning.

The bedroom, where kids once went to relax and be alone, is now their social hub. Teenagers no longer need to ... (3) out in order to socialize, they just need to go online. Video games ... (4) provide a space where they can connect with their friends three streets away or in a completely ... (5) country.

There are obviously some serious problems... (6) this phenomenon. Teachers report that their students have shorter attention spans than before. Some experts express ... (7) that teens are not developing face-to-face skills which might prove important for the future. "Their world is completely different from ours, ... (8) it?" say one expert. "And we just have to learn to accept it."

Stop reading and look ... (1) for a minute. How many screens can you see? Maybe you are reading this on a tablet, or perhaps you have your mobile or your computer in front of you. Screens dominate our lives, and this has led to a phenomenon ... (2) connected cocooning.

The bedroom, where kids once went to relax and be alone, is now their social hub. Teenagers no longer need to ... (3) out in order to socialize, they just need to go online. Video games ... (4) provide a space where they can connect with their friends three streets away or in a completely ... (5) country.

There are obviously some serious problems... (6) this phenomenon. Teachers report that their students have shorter attention spans than before. Some experts express ... (7) that teens are not developing face-to-face skills which might prove important for the future. "Their world is completely different from ours, ... (8) it?" say one expert. "And we just have to learn to accept it."

Stop reading and look ... (1) for a minute. How many screens can you see? Maybe you are reading this on a tablet, or perhaps you have your mobile or your computer in front of you. Screens dominate our lives, and this has led to a phenomenon ... (2) connected cocooning.

The bedroom, where kids once went to relax and be alone, is now their social hub. Teenagers no longer need to ... (3) out in order to socialize, they just need to go online. Video games ... (4) provide a space where they can connect with their friends three streets away or in a completely ... (5) country.

There are obviously some serious problems... (6) this phenomenon. Teachers report that their students have shorter attention spans than before. Some experts express ... (7) that teens are not developing face-to-face skills which might prove important for the future. "Their world is completely different from ours, ... (8) it?" say one expert. "And we just have to learn to accept it."

Stop reading and look ... (1) for a minute. How many screens can you see? Maybe you are reading this on a tablet, or perhaps you have your mobile or your computer in front of you. Screens dominate our lives, and this has led to a phenomenon ... (2) connected cocooning.

The bedroom, where kids once went to relax and be alone, is now their social hub. Teenagers no longer need to ... (3) out in order to socialize, they just need to go online. Video games ... (4) provide a space where they can connect with their friends three streets away or in a completely ... (5) country.

There are obviously some serious problems... (6) this phenomenon. Teachers report that their students have shorter attention spans than before. Some experts express ... (7) that teens are not developing face-to-face skills which might prove important for the future. "Their world is completely different from ours, ... (8) it?" say one expert. "And we just have to learn to accept it."

Stop reading and look ... (1) for a minute. How many screens can you see? Maybe you are reading this on a tablet, or perhaps you have your mobile or your computer in front of you. Screens dominate our lives, and this has led to a phenomenon ... (2) connected cocooning.

The bedroom, where kids once went to relax and be alone, is now their social hub. Teenagers no longer need to ... (3) out in order to socialize, they just need to go online. Video games ... (4) provide a space where they can connect with their friends three streets away or in a completely ... (5) country.

There are obviously some serious problems... (6) this phenomenon. Teachers report that their students have shorter attention spans than before. Some experts express ... (7) that teens are not developing face-to-face skills which might prove important for the future. "Their world is completely different from ours, ... (8) it?" say one expert. "And we just have to learn to accept it."

Stop reading and look ... (1) for a minute. How many screens can you see? Maybe you are reading this on a tablet, or perhaps you have your mobile or your computer in front of you. Screens dominate our lives, and this has led to a phenomenon ... (2) connected cocooning.

The bedroom, where kids once went to relax and be alone, is now their social hub. Teenagers no longer need to ... (3) out in order to socialize, they just need to go online. Video games ... (4) provide a space where they can connect with their friends three streets away or in a completely ... (5) country.

There are obviously some serious problems... (6) this phenomenon. Teachers report that their students have shorter attention spans than before. Some experts express ... (7) that teens are not developing face-to-face skills which might prove important for the future. "Their world is completely different from ours, ... (8) it?" say one expert. "And we just have to learn to accept it."