Kids Learning Computers…better with ‘tech’ than life skills
January 23, 2011 by Dr. Vicki Panaccione
Filed under Child Development, Parenting, Toddlers/Preschoolers
A new survey of 2200 online mothers of kids learning computers between two and five years old found that:
More young kids can play a computer game than ride a bike.
Larry Magid of CNET News reported on Jan. 19, 2011:
The Digital Diaries study from Internet security firm AVG said that 58 percent of children aged two to five know how to play a “basic computer game” compared with 52 percent who... Read more ⇒
My Child Spends Too Much Time On the Computer
April 2, 2009 by Dr. Vicki Panaccione
Filed under Ask Dr. Vicki, Family
Comments Off on My Child Spends Too Much Time On the Computer
Dear Dr. Vicki:
My daughter and all of her friends spend hours chatting/blogging on the computer and she doesn’t spend any time with me. That is all we argue about. She feels I am always harassing her about it. I HATE computers. How can I change me/it? What’s a reasonable amount of time to be on the computer? I’ve been told it’s the “teenagers” way of communicating?????... Read more ⇒
