When camp starts, plugged-in children may feel a little disoriented, like a part of them is missing, said Dr. Michael Assel, associate professor of pediatric psychiatry at the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston. Those feelings should subside as children get involved in camp activities, he said.
Campers say that's what usually happens once camp activities begin. They forget about their lost social connections much like they forget about television.
"They keep you so busy, you are having so much fun, I forget about the computer. I forget about Facebook," said Max Truen, 15, of Dix Hills, N.Y., who goes to New Image Camp's Camp Pocono Trails each summer.
So the kids get over it. But why let the facts interfere with a good headline, right AP?
So so true. On this spring break, I went on a mission trip to Mississippi and didn’t bring anything but my cell (I hate with a passion, so my mom knew I was alive), a 1950’s light meter, and a film camera. At home I’m attached by the hip to my computer (FR has aided in that, but I’ve been hooked to my computer since 13, and introvenously since college).That whole week, I didn’t miss my computer once till on the way home I heard Obama had monitized a billion dollars of debt from my friend. My friends looked at me like my head had fallen off when I started sputtering for five minutes about it. Why I’m trying to avoid FR so much lately, to give more to God, classwork, and friends, all three which that go out the window when I get hooked on what’s going on in politics.