Is Reading Too Much Bad For Kids?

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    Clinging to print can isolate kids and alienate them from the digital world of multitasking

    April 18, 2014, by Scott Timberg

    Is this guy for real? I read his bio and, while he's based in LA, there's nothing to indicate a basis for such stupidity as this.

    His son avidly reads books. Page-turning ones, not Kindle or Nook. And he says this:

    I read the remainder of this trash article struggling to keep from heaving up and shaking my head. What is his point? That spending one's time Tweeting or whatever is more important than filling your mind with wonder and awe at the words penned by men and women of talent and information? :steamed:

    Read this trash for yourself, brought to you by aljazeera American of course, @ http://america.aljazeera.com/articles/2014/4/18/is-reading-too-muchbadforkids.html
     

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