Questions regarding computer use including access, entertainment, and education
14
votes
7answers
659 views
How to approach my little brother's addiction to TV and computer?
I'm 26, my younger brother is 13. He is spending almost all of his day on TV and computer. Common problem, but I am really worried about him.
I came back to live in my parents' house since it's ...
1
vote
0answers
33 views
Sitting with my 5 month old as I work on the computer…harmful for my baby? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Does it hurt my baby (developmentally) if she watches while I'm on the computer?
Sometimes I need to work while I'm caring for the baby. Sometimes she'll be content ...
0
votes
2answers
756 views
Recommended Strategies for Family Domain Name [closed]
We're about to have our first child and I've been thinking alot about the personal brand of my future children. I'm wondering what strategies to use for securing a domain name (skip to the bottom to ...
15
votes
11answers
495 views
Email and social media for pre-teens
My daughter is 11 and I discovered that she had a Facebook account and a personal email account. These were two things my wife and I had told her she wasn't allowed to have. I felt she was still too ...
21
votes
8answers
2k views
Should 18+ kids still have a tight schema for bed and PC-usage?
I'm not a parent, or in any parenting position.
I am however kind of worried because of some rules in the house. I've been 18 for a few months now. And I still have quite a tight schema for bed and ...
11
votes
5answers
352 views
What studies exist regarding computer usage and computer game playing that support limiting access?
There is no shortage of questions here that relate to stopping or limiting computer time and game playing. What studies are motivating these concerns? I ask this as someone biased because I spent a ...
23
votes
9answers
1k views
Should I monitor my child's internet usage?
This question was inspired by this one: How do I monitor what my kids do on the computer? which was deemed off topic.
Hopefully this is more on topic as I'm not interested in the specifics of how to ...
12
votes
2answers
904 views
Does it hurt my baby (developmentally) if she watches while I'm on the computer?
I have a 6 month old who likes to stare at my glowing computer while I code or browse the internet. Most of what I view is text or static web pages, so it's not content I'm worried about her viewing, ...
5
votes
6answers
680 views
How do I get my daughter to spend less time at the computer?
Possible Duplicate:
What can I do to encourage my 12 year old son to do more productive things?
My daughter, age 13, dominated the "public children laptop" which was meant to be shared with ...
5
votes
3answers
418 views
Are netbooks appropriate for school age children?
So, my school gives kids who do well and turn in all of their homework in 5th grade a laptop. I'm not sure what I think of this, me being raised that computers should be kept in public areas so as to ...
