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With the proliferation of texting, Facebook, and other forms of electronic communication, it seems that the definition of communication is changing.  How are these changes affecting how young people relate to one another?  In a recent column, Garrison Keillor lamented the lack of good, old fashioned conversation.  He reported that the Pew Research Center found that 75% of 12- to 17-year-olds have cell phones and text, on average, 50 messages a day; many send 100 messages or more.  Are children and teens today missing out on learning the nuances of conversation, of engaging in small talk, making eye contact, and interpreting facial expressions?  Are these things still important?  Keillor thinks these are “some essential steps in gaining intimacy,” and our kids are skipping them.  He believes this lack of face to face contact amounts to “passing up a free… read more