WebKinz Week on Tech Savvy Mama continues! Are WebKinz gateways to internet addiction? No, probably not. WebKinz World has built in some controls to prevent children from spending obscene amounts of time on the computer in their pet’s online world. However, WebKinz does serve as an entry into imaginary world games and massive multi-player online…
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WebKinz Week: Parent Feedback
WebKinz Week on Tech Savvy Mama continues! As I mentioned yesterday, we are a WebKinz-free household. Little Miss Techie has not caught on to the WebKinz phenomenon as other children her age, and older, have. Since we don’t have any of the friendly furry creatures in our home, and therefore no access to WebKinz World, I…
WebKinz Week: About WebKinz
From Elise in Silver Spring: We gave our niece a WebKinz for the holidays. Now that we have given her one and she’s had it for awhile, do you think it is a gateway to internet addiction? Thanks to Elise, the theme this week is WebKinz! What are WebKinz ? These aren’t your child’s ordinary…
Reader Mail Monday- WebKinz
From Elise in Silver Spring: We gave our niece a WebKinz for the holidays. Now that we have given her one and she’s had it for awhile, do you think it is a gateway to internet addiction? Tech Savvy Mama is declaring this week WebKinz week. Don’t know anything about WebKinz? You will tomorrow! Check…
Website of the Week- AlphaBaby
Do your kids love to play with your computer as much as mine? Do they commonly rename your files and threaten to erase important documents? Mine do! Little Miss Techie inadvertently rearranges bookmarks trying to visit Clifford in his online world. Captain Computer climbs into my chair and commonly finds keystroke combinations that do wonders…
Website of the Week- Jacquie Lawson’s Fab eCards
As a mom, I attempt to do it ALL each and every day. I’m organized. I am the master multi-tasker. I run my household like it is my job. Well it is my job. Anyways… One of the things that I continually fail to do is remember to send cards to close friends on their…
Introducing Captain Computer
Name: Captain Computer Age: 18 months Sibling: Little Miss Techie Interests: dogs, anything with buttons (including keyboards, telephones, and remotes), construction equipment, climbing Favorite activities: running to the window to watch firetrucks scream by, learning new words, listening to stories, playing with his big sister, climbing on Tech Savvy Mama’s desk to get at any…
Dear Anonymous…
anonymous said… Everyone I know who really knows something about computers (ie, people with PhDs in the sciences) wants to keep kids this young away from them and encourage reading instead. Dear Anonymous, As a new blogger just starting out, I have been overwhelmed with the response to this site. The support has been tremendous….
