Today, parents are increasingly worried about the safety of their children, and because of this, they are not letting their children out to play. As a result, children are no longer playing outside but shutting ______ away in their rooms and losing ______ in individualistic activities such as television viewing and computer games.
(Adapted from Inglês Doorway)
increasingly – cada vez mais
to shut away – confinar; prender
“such as”, underlined in the extract, is closest in meaning to
