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I have read so many articles here lately about children spending to much time on the computer. But should they classify all computer time as wasted?

When I was a kid they said we were rotting our brains with TV. From the looks of some of the people I have seen that was true. I would prefer to blame the disco era for all the problems my age group has.

Ok, back to kids on the computer.
I am sure that in the muti billion dollar studies they did to see what kids do while on the computer they did not really look for anything good. It is the tendency of the Government to look for reasons to place blame on things they don’t have enough regulations over. We have seen them blame TV, video games, and now computers.

Let me just say that I think kids need to develop online skills. Look at all of us adults trying to shove all of this knowledge into our brains so, we can navigate the web effectively. Not only that but, if you ever get stuck trying to do something on your iPod, cell phone, or computer – find a kid, they can have your problem fixed in minutes.

Last night proved one point about kids on the computer. Cait loves playing with graphics more than most anything else while on the computer. She does do allot of reading to be able to write articles for her blogs (she has 2). She decided that she was tired of the skin on one of her blogs but did not want one like everybody else. Therefore she needed to make her own. Brad sat with her and showed her how to find and adjust the CSS file (I think that’s what it was), use the FTP for more than just uploading pics, how to do a back up, and how to place things in the right folders on her site. In between all of that she began re designing her blog skin. Last night she uploaded her first ‘homemade’ skin onto her Game Girl Racing blog. Be sure to go and check it out and leave her any ideas. I am hoping that she will one day be able to design me a new blog skin, which would be super handy. LOL!

So, next time read about kids rotting their brains by being on the computer – remember it may be the people doing the study that have the rotted brains.

Now, go and be thankful that your child is a geek in the making.
Sheryl Loch

ps. While your there you can check out her thoughts on the latest American Idol contestants.