Ya the virtual noise is at insane levels and right across the spectrum of the population including young children. The only ones to escape are the older population who didn't get sucked in, take my Dad for example, he refused to get a mobile phone when they came out, and to this day he does not have one.

Phones and screens have their uses, but they are also attention vampires and it is sad to see children sometimes ignored as a parent is too distracted by a screen and we have all done it at some stage. Then you have the online bullying that affects kids today - bullying is bad enough, but for it to be 24/7 and follow a child home is abhorrent. Phones have been a bad thing overall in my opinion.