I agree with you Lynn.
I don't like any of it...and my daughter played softball when she was growing up--
no computers or ipod things.

We didn't even go to Disney--we went to the Smithsonian on Summer breaks.

I was her manager, and I taught her to slide (girls don't like to get dirty) etc.. She was a fierce Catcher and batted clean up-----I wanted her to learn to be competitive, and to realize she could do other things (she hated Barbie) in life.
She was MVP on three consequtive years.

My kids actually used to walk to the library to look stuff up and meet with friends---

They even read books!!!!! At 33, and 34 they read books--I love it.

I don't understand it at all---I'm sorry this is happening--hugs to you----theo