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Thanks - ones dealing with children and tech are especially interesting to me, as I've got a toddler who I've so far been able to (mostly) keep away from the gl

Thanks - ones dealing with children and tech are especially interesting to me, as I've got a toddler who I've so far been able to (mostly) keep away from the glowing screens, but who has already started grabbing my tablet and smacking the keyboard when I'm working from home and he's not at daycare. I've seen the effects of too much device access at too young an age on younger relatives, and I really, really don't want that for my kid.

nonrandomstring 5y ago
Same situation, 5 yo daughter. I'm very split on this. So, after the keyboard bashing I gave her a disused keyboard to play at while I work. Soon she wanted to join me and type so we actually turned it to a positive. She can type her name and lots of other words aged 5. Those must be good motor skills, and I am not too worried because there's' lots of bike riding, jui-jitsu and climbing in our lives too. Then I created a special "OS" (in bash/python) just for her - obviously no network but she can start her favourite music my typing "music" and stuff like that. I think it's the small screens, swiping and infantile apps that bother me. I have no smartphone or tablet, so she doesn't see behaviour to copy. Some of her friends have phones (I am furious at those parents) but we laugh at how they "get stuck on them" and that "phones are for babies". She tells her friend she's a "real hacker" - which I am sure will lead to some fun situations at school at some point. My theory is that it's about how much of an interest you take. I forgot to mention Sherry Turkle too. She has some good ideas on technology, attachment and kids.