Technology offers us loads of great ways to stay connected and maintain relationships. Our teens, amongst the first ‘born and bred’ digital natives, are of course experts at online connection. Which is great, and handy if we ‘older folk’ need any tech support. But, how are their social skills playing out in real life?
Are our young people able to connect with others and build relationships in the offline world? Can they be social without the media? Will they ever actually talk to us again, instead of just sending a DM asking what’s for dinner?