Because they don’t get an outlet for all that energy. Precisely.
My brother and I had 15 acres to run around in & all the imagination you could ask for. And when my sister brought her three out on weekends, Lord we had fun.

or labeled ADD!

yup, God forbid the children burn off a calorie or two.

I think this whole thing of keeping the kids “indoors” and safe happened over the past 20 years as parents became fearful of ’stranger danger’ — also, both parents working and kids home alone, staying indoors became the rule.

guess people didn’t anticipate just how much “stranger danger” was right there at their fingertips in the safety of their own room.

Yes – that’d be interesting to know!

Mob mentality at work. I’d feel sick if I found out my daughter joined something like this…

Yes, you’re right (and the electronic babysitters keep the kids indoors, instead of outside, playing, finding ways to amuse themselves instead of having something do it for them….that’s a whole other story…).

Plus, given the content of video games and teevees, lord knows what you can find on the internet…… it’s no wonder some of these kids are screwed up.

I’ll try to get the 411 on any punishment from my daughter. Will let you know.

me too

can you imagine how it would feel to learn your child had even joined this “group” on Facebook, much less participated in the physical assaults.

i was shocked when my daughter told me some of the names of kids who participated. never in my wildest dreams would I have suspected a few of the kids.

Money buys laptops and teevees and video games — aka electric babysitters — which seems to be the priority for too many parents