Mobile phones and other electronic gadgets have replaced play in children and conversation in adults.
Every day I see children on their way to school, completely oblivious of the world around them, either being engaged in texting and gazing at a small screen of an iPhone.
They walk along side by side completely ignoring their companions and chattering inanely into the gadget glued to their ear.
I see children in the local park, no longer running around, but sitting hunched over a small screen.
No wonder children become obese. The curse of the gadget is spoiling childhood for our youngsters.
Peter Hyde, Kendale View, Driffield.