Children and Freedom

There’s this newfound, well not really newfound, but – idea that kids should have some sort of freedoms …Here’s one article that considers kids learning independence in a time where such notions raise feelings of anxiety. In fact, there’s...

Children's exposure to technology

Ars Technica reports a trend of kids being exposed to technology at ever younger ages. So, how young is too young? The focus of the article points out this trend which may alarm some parents and members of society. Meanwhile, kids are learning the technology quickly...

The wired child: South Florida Sun-Sentinel

“It’s their world. A digital reality they can manipulate, limited only by their imaginations. Nothing like the one their parents grew up in.” This is one of those occasional articles that seems to get it right about gaming, electronic culture and the...

Teens and their social venues

I saw the best minds of my generation destroyed by Google – 15 September 2006 – New Scientist Tech This article seems to dove-tail well with the yesterday’s post. It’s written from the view of a teenager dealing with a lack of venues for...