Perhaps for the first time ever in the world, PDA devices have been proscribed. The Alton Towers Resort theme park in UK has imposed a PDA ban, which took effect on 25th May, 2008 and will continue until 1st June, 2008. You might be befuddled by this unprecedented case of PDA policing. But that look of perplexity will be replaced by a more relaxed one, when you learn the reason behind the PDA ban.
Apparently the powers that be at the amusement park are not too pleased with the pivotal role technology is playing in parent-child communications; one-to-one talks are increasingly being replaced by texts, emails and phone calls.
So they decided to distance parents from their PDAs in order to bring them closer to their progeny. The ban has been imposed on a trial basis and might get a fresh lease of life if found successful. But a question still lingers? Is this ban really going to be helpful when children themselves might be more interesting in their gadgets than their parents?