I think good leadership is a very important key to solving this kind of issue. School administrators could make rules that you can't use screens on school groun

I think good leadership is a very important key to solving this kind of issue. School administrators could make rules that you can't use screens on school grounds or on the bus rides. Instead you have to turn and actually talk to the people sitting next to you. Families especially need strong leaders, and I know this is controversial, because I grew up 100% indoctrinated into the belief that families should be a democracy and that parents should just let kids figure out everything on their own. But as a father of 5, I see their need for structure and rules even if they are unpopular or don't sound as fun. For example, for a year or so we did 500 piece puzzles together as a family every other night, while one of us read a book to everyone else. We could pause the book and talk about what we were reading, and it was a generally good time. Sure, they sometimes would complain and argue that they would rather watch Sonic Boom or play their 3DS or whatever, but enforcing the rule was good for them and now they look back on those days with nostalgia, and I really see many legitimate ways that it benefited them as people in general.