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Susan Emo
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I think kids are getting a bad rap!  I find most to be polite, active & positive. I guess it depends where you live!
PS  You're really talking about two different age brackets.  How many teenagers play on a swing set, before or after the creation of cell phones?

Aug 13, 2016 12:37 AM
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Kathleen Daniels, Probate & Trust Specialist
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I do not see a connection to anything with this question - most certainly not real estate.  

Aug 13, 2016 05:31 AM
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Ron and Alexandra Seigel
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I agree with Susan Emo .  We have kids here a the beach, on skate boards in the park, playing volleyball, etc...A

Aug 13, 2016 01:09 AM
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Richie Alan Naggar
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To have a swing set at one point was considered a very big deal.....sad

Aug 12, 2016 11:42 PM
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Anthony Acosta - ALLATLANTAcondos.com
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interesting 

Aug 12, 2016 11:31 PM
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Kathleen Luiten
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We have kids of all ages on our swings sets. 

Aug 14, 2016 06:26 PM
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Lise Howe
Keller Williams Capital Properties - Washington, DC
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the sad thing is that people are letting one year olds play with games on cell phones

Aug 13, 2016 10:34 PM
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Melissa Jackson REALTOR
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These aren't children that play on swing sets. Smaller children use their imagination and play on swing sets.  

My daughter allows a limited time on electronics .. otherwise even younger children would be walking around like this. :-( 

Aug 13, 2016 03:56 PM
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Praful Thakkar
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Jack Lewitz - very well said!

(And is more effective in New England weather...lol!)

Aug 13, 2016 03:50 PM
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Larry Johnston
Broker, Friends & Neighbors Real Estate and Elkhart County Subdivisions, LLC - Elkhart, IN
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You have a point!

Aug 13, 2016 02:32 PM
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Will Hamm
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So true, getting to be this way.

Aug 13, 2016 02:12 PM
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Sandy Padula & Norm Padula, JD, GRI
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Look Jack, another Dummymon Gone.

Aug 13, 2016 01:27 PM
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Dorie Dillard Austin TX
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I agree with Susan Emo ..these are 2 different entirely age groups. The young adults in the photos certainly would hold no interest in a swing set. My 2 grand kids 2 and 4 love them!!

Aug 13, 2016 12:37 PM
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Evelyn Johnston
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Swingsets are probably cheaper.

Aug 13, 2016 10:51 AM
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Jennifer Mackay
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I don't have children, and if I did they wouldn't have a phone they could walk around texting on - I can assure you of that

Aug 13, 2016 09:18 AM
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Fred Griffin Florida Real Estate
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When the Power Grid fails, this generation will be walking around like Zombies, not knowing what to do.

Aug 13, 2016 07:52 AM
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Debbie Reynolds, C21 Platinum Properties
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Children should play outside more but are given tablets and phone very early (I see babies barely able to sit up playing with a phone) so what are we to expect? The parents are training them.

Aug 13, 2016 07:29 AM
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Inna Ivchenko
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Those are older children. When they are little,they have all those playdates and having a tree house, a pool, or any play space is very beneficial. 

Aug 13, 2016 07:29 AM
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Ryan Huggins - Thousand Oaks, CA
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Because if you're me, you won't let your kid have a phone or tablet until they're driving!

Aug 13, 2016 07:06 AM
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Bob Crane
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Cant text all the time.

Aug 13, 2016 05:20 AM
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Gabe Sanders
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Good question.  I have no answer.

Aug 13, 2016 04:38 AM
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Liz Wallace
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I'm with Susan Emo.  These kids are way to big to be on a swing set. I have some adults in my family that hardly ever look up from their phone.

Aug 13, 2016 04:24 AM
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Michael J. Perry
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It's cheaper than 1 years cell phone bill ???

Aug 13, 2016 01:06 AM
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Barbara Todaro
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I think that's horrible.... 

Aug 13, 2016 01:02 AM
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Lyn Sims
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I don't think that kids play the same way they used to. Minimally they are walking & working their fingers.

Aug 13, 2016 12:54 AM
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Scott Godzyk
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That is why you keep phones from youn kids so they can grow, learn and enjoy the world, not bury their head in their phone

Aug 13, 2016 12:19 AM
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Wayne Martin
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Sometimes we need a distraction from technology and some physical exercise as well!

Aug 13, 2016 12:04 AM
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Kevin J. May
Florida Supreme Realty - Hobe Sound, FL
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Since brains are permanently attached to our bodies why can't we maintain the two pieces to the best of their abilities. Sounds simple, eh!

Aug 12, 2016 11:37 PM
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Michael Jacobs
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Not all kids are alike.  

Aug 12, 2016 11:30 PM
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Gita Bantwal
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Thanks for the photo.

Aug 12, 2016 11:23 PM
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I have been in many parts of my trading area this summer and only some areas look like the picture with large gatherings of Pokemon players.  Other areas have virtually no one playing and almost no one even is looking at a cell phone!

Aug 12, 2016 11:13 PM
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Nina Hollander, Broker
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I haven't a clue... kids do play outdoors and on their swing sets. I see it all the time. Then again, the average age of a swing set user might be one much less than that of the kids in the picture.

 

Aug 12, 2016 11:12 PM