The Future Of Children In The 1990's

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Throughout the years’ time has changed for the children in society and what was done before is no longer done or rarely done now. In the past, children would cherish life, have such an open mind or creativity, and were very intellectual. However, with so much going on here with the media and technology, our children today are really dumbing down.
In the year 1990’s is where technology was being born but, not so highly developed as it is now. As a result, children would still go outside to play and cherish the life and nature that was given to them from this world. On the other hand, nowadays it is quite the opposite for children. These days’ children would interact with another through phones, game consoles, and social media. They do not cherish

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