"This is why many of us [read: "parents"] find modern video games baffling: we're not used to being in a situation where we have to figure out what to do. We think we only have to learn how to press the buttons faster." This from Malcolm Gladwell, author of the best-selling "The Tipping Point" and now "Blink," in his review of "Everything Bad is Good for You" in the New Yorker (see also "TV makes … [Read more...] about Video games: Important upside
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US kids & media: New study
US children's homes are "media saturated," according to a study just released by the Kaiser Family Foundation, "Generation M: Media in the Lives of 8-18 Year-olds." That's an "upgrade" from 1999, when Kaiser's first study said young people's homes were "media rich." A typical American child 8-18 is likely to live in a home with 3 TVs, 3 VCRs, 3 CD/tape players, 2 video game consoles, and a … [Read more...] about US kids & media: New study
Our kids are multitaskers
As if we didn't know it. "Kids are listening to music while watching television while wirelessly surfing the Net while instant messaging. And then the cell phone will ring," reports the Chicago Tribune. Children think they're getting more accomplished in a shorter time, and parents worry that not one of these multiple tasks is being done well. But what's new in this report is the suggestion that … [Read more...] about Our kids are multitaskers
Cell-phone scatter-brains
"We were celebrating summer freedom from school," writes a parent and psychology professor commenting in the Christian Science Monitor. "The kids rode waves for hours, skim-boarded on the beach, played football, and hiked the rock cliffs to watch the sunset. Another mom and I organized a cookout just after dark. What could be better? Well, apparently something could be. Our trip was constantly … [Read more...] about Cell-phone scatter-brains