> So the trick is to find that peer group for your kids. How do you all deal with this? This really was the key for my development into using the computer as a

> So the trick is to find that peer group for your kids. How do you all deal with this? This really was the key for my development into using the computer as a tool instead of as a device for consumption. Some very nice, and patient, developers on IRC took me under their collective wing at about 12. A few years later I was freelancing for several of them. These experiences greatly changed the way I approach life, problems, and learning. I am forever grateful for those people and attempt to emulate their attitude and decorum when I am helping others learn.