Why? I’ll tell you why, First of all they DON’T need it.
We live in the age of technology, so parents instead of giving their children the time of day, playing board games and taking them out to the park, or arcades, they put them online, so
they can have some peace and quiet so the parents themselves
can poke at their own blackberries & blueberries, palms, & laptops & i-pods, j-pods (in the near future!) (with a hechsher!!)
(and i’m $ure double the price!!!)
Knowing how time consuming the internet can be, thus guaranteeing them some real time for themselves. Not all Parents of course.