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Says Stanford's Zimbardo: "As corny as it sounds, we need to re-establish family rituals, such as family meals with meaningful conversation." Even the most hard-nosed software freak will agree in principle, but sometimes it is not easy. "I'd sell my computer before I'd sell my children," deadpans Atlantic Monthly Editor James Fallows, who happily traded in his typist for his word processor, "but the kids better watch their step."
—By Philip Faflick.
Reported by Robert T. Grieves/ New York and Joseph Pilcher/ Los Angeles