[onedoug]

It’s largely the lure of electronics. My 2yo granddaughter knows more about how an iphone works than I do.

[hinckley buzzard]

Videogames offer the opportunity to manipulate something in the environment. They are popular for the same reason pinball machines were once a staple entertainment.

Boys have the inborn male aggressive drive that seeks to affect the external environment. Reading is passive and internal, so unless it engages the imagination and offers active characters to identify with, it has relatively less attraction for boys, other things being equal. It has always been thus.

[napscoordinator]

My 2yo granddaughter knows more about how an iphone works than I do.

Totally agree. My daughter at age 5 is a wiz. Puts me to shame big time.