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
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 ⇒
