Are Kids Too Wired For Their Own Good?

That was the questioned posed by Time Magazine on the cover of its March 26, 2006 edition.  The related story dealt with such matters as whether the extensive use that today's kids are making of such technologies as computers,the Internet and videogames are causing new problems in parenting and possibly undermining the quality of family life.

The evidence from studies cited in the story, including a Kaiser Family Foundation study that showed that the average 8 to 18 year old is spending 6.5 hours a day using electronic media, indicates that most parents are at a loss as to how to deal with this situation and especially how to deal with kids who recede into cyber cocoons for hours at a time when in the home.

They cite many examples of how kids are too wired to even acknowledge the presence of parents, let alone greet them when they come home.

What do you think about this situation?

Should parents receive training in how to cope?

Comments

[Katie]

I think that it's up to the parents to make sure that their children don't live in the electronic world only. Make some rules about how long they can spend online, and schedule some family time together at least one night a week.

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[Amy Roth]

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