Interview

I interviewed my 13 year old brother in law. He isn't as attached to his phone and electronics as much as others I've seen, but I was glad to sit down and talk to him about it 

1. Do you feel like you get less attention when your parents are using technology? Yes, dad won't play games with me.

2. Do you wish that they were on their phone less or more? Less

3. How much time do you spend on your phone or computer? Idk, little bit

4. Do you find yourself using technology while spending  time with your friends? Not really

5. Do your friends spend their time using technology too while with you? Yes

6.  Do you find it hard or intimidating to have a conversation with a peer? No

7. Do you find it hard or intimidating to have a conversation with an adult? No

8. Do you have a Facebook Account? Yes, 11

9.  How often do you check it? Once a day

10. What do you do on it mostly? Talk to my friends

11. Do you believe that you are on it too little, too often, or just right amount? Just the right amount

12. If you are alone, what do you do to keep yourself busy? Play my DS

13.  Does being alone make you anxious or nervous? I FEEL LIKE I NEED TO BE DOING SOMETHING

14. What kinds of technology do you have access to in your home? PHONE, DS, TV, wii, 

15.  What kinds of technology do you have access to in your school? Computer, iPad, 

16.  How well do you think you are able to operate different types of technology? Really well. 

17. Would you like to have a robot companion instead of human companions? No, because that would be boring. Because my friends are already my friends. 

18.  Does your home have any technology rules? i.e. no phones or TV at dinner, or in certain rooms of the house.  No

19. Would you rather text (message) or call someone? Call someone, too lazy to text

20. Do you think that it is appropriate to text while someone else is speaking to you? Or in class? Yes it's okay in class, but not ok if they're speaking straight to you. 

21. Why do you think some people spend their whole day on their phone or computer? Because they're weird. Because they don't like having fun with other people. 

22. Do you think that you have to compete with your parents phone for attention? No

23. Do you think that you have meaningful conversations with your parents?  And they give you their full attention? Yes

24.Why do you think teens would rather text than talk on the phone? To avoid getting yelled at 

25. Do you think that it is sometimes difficult to interpret text messages?  Yes, idk. Would the message be more clear if it was spoken over the phone?  Or face to face? Yes, because you can hear how the words are being said.