By: Daniel

Daniel — Mon, 10 Mar 2008 23:02:57 +0000

Really tragic indeed. Shows how much the modern generation is dependent on a virtual world . Online social networking sites have create a legion of children whose highest level of practicality is probably writing down a witty message or two.

By: G

Fri, 07 Mar 2008 14:10:08 +0000

I certainly agree. When I was a kid, we didn’t have an answering machine (*I* was the answering machine), the Internet, cell phones (unless you count the extremely large mobile phones that came in a suitcase), or IMg. We called each other, wrote letters on paper or sent postcards, and passed notes in class. I see the physical dependency that technology has on kids. When I first began to use the Internet and had it piped into my house, about 10 years ago, I remember being “addicted” to it. But, it was new and I was curious. I’ve since remedied that. I don’t NEED to go online (but, I have to admit that I can check my emails from my phone). One of my kids has to be pried off of the computer. I have parental controls on the computer and he does the sign-in thing without an argument (and I get reports of which websites he’s frequented, for how long, etc). And, I have the option of blocking certain websites (which I have). And, when a questionable link pops up on the report, I question him. Here’s another thing… my son is shy. He doesn’t like to call people. I am trying to encourage him to call friends, but instead he emails or texts them. As a result, his social skills are lacking… and he is incapable of holding a conversation without looking bored. I do not feel that I have to visually stimulate my son in order to talk to him. So, I ban him from the computer for periods of time (excluding school assignments) if I feel he’s getting too drawn into it. He’s always been quiet, even wanting me to respond to people for him as a little kid. I never did. I think he has to learn to interact with people. Hmmm… that gives me an idea. I think tonight, I’m going to have the boys hand-write a letter to their grandparents, to be mailed tomorrow. Yeah… that’s what I’m going to do! Hey, have a nice day… It’s TGIF!

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