Before SAHM-ville, I worked for a large online company as the online marketing manager (or so read my business card...) Being clued into the the latest and greatest wasn't only fun, it was my J-O-B.
My husband, being a GUY and therefore genetically geared towards all things techy and gadgety, is also a huge GEEK. He works in the 3D graphics industry and keeps up with all manner of tech news and reviews... and he's pretty darn sexy while he's doing it too. (Love you, Hubby)
Typical dinner conversation at our house consists of things we heard on the various podcasts we listen to, scary advancements in science, and whether or not we can access the Internet via picture-in-picture on our DLP TV, so I can look stuff up WHILE I'm vegging on the sofa... (It can and WILL be done, people...)
Nevertheless, after watching Frontline's Growing Up Online, a PBS documentary about the way the Internet is shaping childhood today, I was totally blown away. I mean, as a parent it's just overwhelming...It discusses the way in which the Internet not only effects the world of kids today... it IS the world of kids today. If you think it stops with "To Catch A Predator", you have a LOT to learn. Our kids are not only smarter and savvier than us at birth, they're a whole lot more vulnerable too.
I first heard about this documentary on the Manic Mommies podcast when one of the hosts interviewed its producer. I was interested, so I tuned in...
I highly recommend you do the same.
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It certainly is scary how many things our kids have access to via the web, these days. I have vowed to never have a computer in a child's room - it will always be in a very public part of the house.
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