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By: DD Mom’s Weblog » Social Networking for Kids

DD Mom’s Weblog » Social Networking for Kids — Wed, 16 Jul 2008 22:16:08 +0000

[...] too long ago, I had written a post on my daughters fascination with laptop. I must have become more tolerant and more accepting since then. I have come to accept that [...]

By: CA

CA — Fri, 02 Nov 2007 04:15:42 +0000

Though I am quite taken aback that she can effortlessly navigate sites … I must admit, she is a smart kid. So far, we have managed to get Cantaloupe away from the Laptop. But sometimes, I am tempted to introduce it to her, given the internet age we live in… but have not gotten there yet.
Good post !

By: kodi's mom

kodi's mom — Thu, 18 Oct 2007 17:48:34 +0000

thought-provoking post, RB Dans! it is true what you said abt laptop pervading all rooms in our house – and landing right on the bed. it would be tempting for any kid to explore that. but is it that harmful for her? maybe not if you do what you already do – restrict usage. actually even better would be if you have a spare old one lying around, give it to her w/o internet so she can type the heck out of it, and then she’ll get bored and won’t be too interested in it anymore!

you ahve to admit tho, that was pretty damn smart of her to figure out google search. another reason to not teach her to read/write so soon
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Kodi’s mom, the harm I see at this point is over stimulation, irritability if not given and lesser patience with non high-tech stuff..
Oh ya, we did try giving her another laptop playing DVD’s. But she wants interaction! You wont believe if the stores have flagged us for key replacements.

By: Anitha

Anitha — Thu, 18 Oct 2007 16:28:28 +0000

Share your concern DDMom. For Nikki, the most tempting items to reach out for are laptop, cellphone, remote (in that order). Once he reaches for it, he knows he has to hit the keys, so he just bangs them with his palm/fist. The “Alt” key on my laptop is already gone. It is difficult to keep it out of his reach because I work from home on some days and will be on the floor working, I even take it to the kitchen. Hmm, should think about limiting the exposure.
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The Alt key is gone? Just you wait. My laptop does not have ‘c’ alphabet key working. This girl gets the external keyboard, puts into the right socket and presses the key when she is “working” on her Fisher price alphabet game.
Limiting exposure is what we can do, if we cannot avoid taking laptop usage in front of them..

By: Suki

Suki — Thu, 18 Oct 2007 14:44:22 +0000

A little scary. Don’t know what to say, will think a bit more.

I do feel that we need to learn how to exist without technology though. I hate feeling devastated when my PC malfunctions or even when the Net is off. Gotta make sure the little ones don’t grow up as slaves to the machines.
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Yup, thats what I think too. Exposure is one thing, addiction is scary.

By: mnamma

mnamma — Wed, 17 Oct 2007 19:14:37 +0000

Hey Rbdans,
It was like you were writing about Madhu and Nandhu. With them things have gone to an extreme and I have password locked my laptop – Thank God they still haven’t figured that out It drives me crazy when they even throw a tantrum demanding laptop time or demand a laptop for themselves. I would rather prefer if they screamed and jumped and played rather than sitting at the laptop for pbskids or their latest craze now ‘hooked on spelling’. True it does help bridging the gap but I think 3 or 4 is too young to be introduced to the laptop. Nice, thought provoking post.

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Yes, 3 or 4 is too young to get introduced. Though they don’t seem to need an introduction. They are growing up seeing all these gadgets and when they see parents sitting on it all day, they are bound to get attracted Or distracted..

By: Rohini

Rohini — Wed, 17 Oct 2007 09:23:29 +0000

I guess we have to bring up kids in the generation that they are born in and I think computers are going to be integral to our kids’ education, whether we like it or not. What is debatable, I guess is the age of introduction…
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Welcome to my blog.
You hit it right. Its the age. It’s not that I don’t want her to use computers, but due do that exposure she refuses to sit down with a crayon and paper and paint the old fashioned way. Also, it is making her less patient is what I feel.

By: B o o.

B o o. — Wed, 17 Oct 2007 07:00:52 +0000

Totally unrelated to the post – it “bridges” the physical distance? LOL! Could nt help it, Sorry Ddmom!

Coming to the post, D is super smart. Its of course scary too bacause as a parent we have to be responsible. Right now, though Ashu is very much excited about the laptop, its forbidden for her. But the school Im planning to send her has Computer time for the kids and may be she ll become more savvy. Trouble for me!
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The first part – Lets cut a deal. You don’t dig into pre-kids era and in turn I promise to delete the nick names post of yours I had saved to use it in future.
The post related part – She is not smart or anything of that sort, she is getting too much exposure. She still cannot hold the pencil properly, but see the way she types on the keyboard. And I feel guilty to be I(and husband) responsible for it.

By: Dee

Dee — Tue, 16 Oct 2007 19:50:11 +0000

I think you are giving her very limited exposure …which is a great thing. Kids have to be exposed to the computer eventually. The fact is, this is a tech age and this is our new childhood ‘normal’. But I am against indiscreet use of t.v and comp for very little kids. We as parents will have a new challenge that our parents did not have. We can only shud use common sense in making the best decisions in this area.
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I am totally with you on TV. Its an idiot box, period. But as you said, computers will be a part of our day to day life. The struggle is to find a balance.

By: DotMom

DotMom — Tue, 16 Oct 2007 18:41:36 +0000

Its a valid concern. though not all time on computer has to equal games.. thought its very early, she can start programming in html or basic when she gets a little older.. who knows she will grow up and becomes a very famous algorithmist
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I used the word ‘games’ loosely. She is hooked on fisher price alphabet , numbers and shapes as well.. And yes, we are in the process of sorting out legal issues in hiring her as our stress test engineer.

By: Poppins

Poppins — Tue, 16 Oct 2007 18:30:57 +0000

Oh. That was an eye opener DDmom. My poppin is also very fond of the Compitah. We don’t let her use it at all (we as in me, DH uses it to his convenience as a baby sitter). I don’t know if it’s all bad though. See, this is the internet generation. If we who made acquaintance with Google so late in our lives, can’t live without it today, what about them?

We talk about TV all the time as evil, but the computer seems somehow tame because we control what we see on it mostly. But what she’s doing with Google and clicking websites, gives me both a chill down the spine and a bit of admiration too – you have to give it to her, she’s smart !
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Poppin’s mom, you said it. It is the internet generation and if we can’t live without google, what is expected out of them? And that’s precisely what freaks me out. Look at the obesity rate in Western world. Do you see any link between kids spending more and more time on Myspace instead of running in the playground and sweating? Or is it just me reading too much? I am not saying it bad. I am just struggling to find a balance.

By: aargee

aargee — Tue, 16 Oct 2007 07:43:33 +0000

sometimes its really amazing. My 19 months old, even before 1 – 1.5 months, knew how to click the mouse( he also has his hands exactly like how we do, I really felt like clicking a snap , at the way he holds the mouse). When we reduce all the windows, he just keeps clicking the mouse until a window opens. YOu won’t believe, once he kept clicking randomnly and I found he had opened a folder on the desktop( ofcourse not intentional). Not just this..when I open skype, he knows his grandpa is going to talk in sometime isn’t that amazing? But I am an internet addict, whichis very bad..but its just because I have nothing to do for the moment an dI am sure its going to change. Sometimes I am amazed at the way he does, sometimes I am worried or scared that I am not teaching him good things….
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arrgee, c’mon. Its not that bad. But, yes we should sure find a balance and make sure they are exposed to other things as much.

By: laptop » Internet age kids

laptop » Internet age kids — Tue, 16 Oct 2007 06:58:10 +0000

[...] Cutting Corners wrote an interesting post today onHere’s a quick excerptHer attraction towards laptop is understandable though undesirable at this age….However, laptop was in the living room center table….It was not laptop time [I am pretty strict about this, though husband lets her get away with it once in a while] , we were getting ready for lunch. I told her just that….She couldn’t resist reaching to the laptop as I was not in the vicinity and husband got curious to see her in action. This is what he notices…. [...]

By: The Barefoot Boss » Internet age kids

The Barefoot Boss » Internet age kids — Tue, 16 Oct 2007 06:22:39 +0000

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