Dr. Seuss books are beloved by both Little Miss Techie and Captain Computer. Fox in Socks has always been one of Little Miss Techie’s favorites and recently Captain Computer has taken a liking to Dr. Seuss’s ABCs. If your children are Dr. Seuss fans like ours are, Seussville is a wonderful place to visit. At…
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Reading Week: Reading Incentive Programs
Many public library systems have summer reading programs with incentives for children to keep reading when school is out. Why are summer reading incentive programs important? They help keep kids interested in reading and aid them in maintaining their skills in the absence of school. I signed Little Miss Techie up for our library’s summer…
New York Times: Supporting your child’s development with technology
What is the right age to for children to have a cell phone, computer, or an iPod? How old does your kid need to be before they should be allowed to have My Space and Facebook type social networking sites and Twitter? These are the new questions of the digital age. Super psychologist Jean Piaget’s…
Websites of the Week: One Family’s Favorite Websites by Jessica
This week’s Websites of the Week are courtesy of DC Metro Area Jessica from A Parent in Silver Spring. Now that my oldest has reached the ripe old age of 4, he has been clamoring for computer time, just like mom and dad. Thanks to Tech Savvy Mama’s sage advice, we know to set the…
Digital Storybooks Featuring Art by Your Child!
Besides spending time on the computer, Little Miss Techie spends a great deal of time creating art. At preschool she paints the most gorgeous watercolors and when she comes home, she loves to draw. She’s always making cards for friends, grandparents, and neighbors. And when she’s not drawing, she’s asking to paint. She has a…
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…
Little Miss Techie
It was bound to happen sooner or later…Our 4 year old daughter is about to get her own computer. Since Daddy’s world revolves around technology and Mommy has a background in classroom technology integration, I guess it isn’t surprising that our offspring is quite technology savvy. No, we didn’t go out and by her something…
