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Real Christmas Trees and Getting Unplugged for a Weekend
Here in the northeastern US, it’s getting cold and holiday cheer is making its appearance. After enjoying a delicious Thanksgiving meal with family, the next big event was a weekend traveling to...
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Today in the Stupid Headline Department
Minister: Wii the best boost for children’s intelligence. Really? OK, not really. But that’s what the headline says. In the lead sentence in the article, it’s clarified a bit: “CHILDREN who play...
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Roots and Wings: “But the world is a different place now.”
How old do your kids need to be before you’ll let them travel on public transportation? My daughter just flew from JFK to Houston with a friend the same age as her: fourteen. A direct flight, with...
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Free E-Book on Free Range Kids
Though it’s a couple of years old, I came across a free e-book about free range kids: No Fear: Growing up in a risk averse society, by Tim Gill. This is not to be confused with the Free Range Kids blog...
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The Only Thing We Have to Fear…
“Your kids may be in danger!” says the news media. They know fear gets people’s attention; attention let’s them sell advertising. The truth may just be less attention-grabbing. Is the Internet a...
View ArticleStudy: Parents Think Computers Are Good for Kids
Computer Games are Good for Kids, Parents Say (Microsoft-commissioned survey of parents). Commenter “WinTard” says, I would agree. My kid has been playing with computers since age 1, starting with...
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Report: 90% Of Waking Hours Spent Staring At Glowing Rectangles
Report: 90% Of Waking Hours Spent Staring At Glowing Rectangles The rectangles even help Americans to successfully emote, often by using a combination of visual and aural signals to indicate when...
View ArticleYoung Kids Better With Tech Than With Life Skills
Are your kids getting enough the life skills that they need? While I guess it’s great that kids are so tech-savvy, the study points out that they may not be getting the “life skills” they need in other...
View ArticleFamily Unplugs for Week; No Deaths Result
A Dad, Mom, and six kids tried an experiment and totally unplugged from their gadgets for a week. What do you it turned out like? Yelling? Arguments? Kids breaking down and going into total melt down...
View ArticleWho’s the Boss, You or Your Gadget?
This NYT article presents the competition between the pros and cons of all of the technologies that we have at our fingertips. There’s an app for just about every kind of task you can imagine. and they...
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