90's KIDS VERSUS 21ST CENTURY KIDS

My childhood was what most of you could call normal. i grew up in the village though it's not really different from the kid who grew up in town. life was simple,cartoons and playing were the order of the day and we barely noticed life go by. It was routine you wake up in the morning your guardian or house help dresses you up in the midst of your tantrums and grumbling. you go to the table and have breakfast which for most if not all was bread and tea or porridge depending on what your mother prefers. afterwards depending on where you school the bus picks you up or if you were like me you walk for ten to fifteen minutes and you are in school. you learn and  your favorite part of school is the breaks in between,for me at least. then comes the best part leaving school to go play and watch cartoons. I loved cartoons and still do and playing especially "cha baba na cha mama" , "ajua" ,skipping rope, three sticks and many other really cool games. That was the 90"s kid life in a nut shell.
The 21st generation kids live a very different life basically centered around technology. all they care about is play stations and game boys everything they do is virtual and barely get up from the couch especially during weekends and holidays. they watch t.v all day without much outdoor activity. Mobile phones have become a necessity for 10 year old and those who don't have  are constantly nagging their parents for one. the type matters too is it a smart phone?Touch screen? that is the life of the kid today. there is no life beyond the confinement of the virtual world they are so engaged in. Who is to blame? parents, teachers, the society?? Parents should be very vigilant in encouraging their kids to play, be normal, to be kids. Technology is not going anywhere in fact it gets better by the day so rushing them into it only takes their childhood away. i was talking to my cousin the other day she is 14 years and all she was thinking about is going to Skype with her friends. What happened to genuine  meet and greet conversations? Let kids be kids and enjoy the innocence of been at that stage in life.