I tend to play down the effect of computers on kids, probably
because my oldest is only 6. But she likes to do stuff on the computer
-- take care of her Webkinz, check out PBS websites. I'm fooling myself
if I think that's where it all begins and ends. Sooner than I know it,
she'll be all over IMing, and Facebook and whatever else will no doubt
come along to grab her attention, ask for her personal details, dumb
down her education, etc.
Tonight, a PBS Frontline airs the documentary Growing Up Online,
which looks at all the different angles of kids and the Internet and
their parents who are often in the background feeling (as I do) fully
in control but actually are not.
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