Amen, as long as those choices include proactive measures. It being an adult and saying "no" to a game system because you know your kids (or you know yourself) and you know it won't be a healthy addition to the family. My children read books primarily due to the lack of digital options. Sometime boredom is a good thing?
As a parent and techie, I'm passionate about this issue. I firmly believe (and AMA research is starting to support) that "screen time" is a poor substitute for the real world in any form. Young children's experiences are much about discovering their world through the senses including advance concepts such as cause/effect and object permanence. The rules governing these are universal in the real world, but limited in the simulations. It's a cheap substitute that limits discovery and expression.
I have no doubt that my children will learn about technology and end up as good or better with it than I am. They're drawn to it like a moth to light. They'll get it by default. It's the outdoors, playing with others, learning about social norms, etc. that are the lessons we as parents need to concern ourselves with. The tech will come. One needs a solid foundation in the "real world" before being able to see the limitations (and also the lack of limitations in some aspects) of the virtual.
This country is losing itself to a series of crisis expedited statutes and/or policies. Will H1N1 be the end of the net neutrality debate? I can hear it now. "We can't afford NOT to institute traffic shaping in light of this impending crisis!"
As opposed to the current crop of heavy metal batteries? It doesn't take much mercury to seriously contanminate a water source or area of ground. I see this as a similar and therefore acceptable risk for the kind of long-term power they're talking about.
This site is just another attempt to impose one person's lifestyle on another's children
Nobody's imposing anything on you. If you don't agree, go buy the stuff for yourself or your kids. Looks to me like this site is just trying to inform un-informed parents who want to shield their kids from excessive violence about violent toys available this year.
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Amen, as long as those choices include proactive measures. It being an adult and saying "no" to a game system because you know your kids (or you know yourself) and you know it won't be a healthy addition to the family. My children read books primarily due to the lack of digital options. Sometime boredom is a good thing?
As a parent and techie, I'm passionate about this issue. I firmly believe (and AMA research is starting to support) that "screen time" is a poor substitute for the real world in any form. Young children's experiences are much about discovering their world through the senses including advance concepts such as cause/effect and object permanence. The rules governing these are universal in the real world, but limited in the simulations. It's a cheap substitute that limits discovery and expression.
I have no doubt that my children will learn about technology and end up as good or better with it than I am. They're drawn to it like a moth to light. They'll get it by default. It's the outdoors, playing with others, learning about social norms, etc. that are the lessons we as parents need to concern ourselves with. The tech will come. One needs a solid foundation in the "real world" before being able to see the limitations (and also the lack of limitations in some aspects) of the virtual.
This country is losing itself to a series of crisis expedited statutes and/or policies. Will H1N1 be the end of the net neutrality debate? I can hear it now. "We can't afford NOT to institute traffic shaping in light of this impending crisis!"
As opposed to the current crop of heavy metal batteries? It doesn't take much mercury to seriously contanminate a water source or area of ground. I see this as a similar and therefore acceptable risk for the kind of long-term power they're talking about.
This site is just another attempt to impose one person's lifestyle on another's children
Nobody's imposing anything on you. If you don't agree, go buy the stuff for yourself or your kids. Looks to me like this site is just trying to inform un-informed parents who want to shield their kids from excessive violence about violent toys available this year.
you're trying to drum up windows support on Slashdot. That's like recruiting for the US Navy in China right now.