The vitality of the network society increasingly depends on the creative ability of individuals and organizations to generate new ideas. It should be noted that the power of creativity plays a decisive role in success in these areas. Everybody, young or old, spends a lot of time facing the screen, and, therefore, has less time for real personal contact. Children today, despite being in smaller families, seem to spend less time with adults than in the past. I was told that in the United States, the average child of 10-12 years old may spend only five minutes a day with his father.
Time spent with their parents at home is much less.
Moreover, there is a large proportion of children being brought up by single parents. Because of the high mobility of parents nowadays, children are often separated from their grandparents. The situation creates a kind of age segregation. Now, we are faced with the serious question of how we can educate our children properly at home with a minimum of real personal contact. It may be a weakness that Japan does not have strong organized religion.