Post: Cell Phones, iPods, Video Games: Parenting in the Digital Era
Cell Phones, iPods, Video Games: Parenting in the Digital Era
"Buy me an iPod! Get me a PSP! I want a cell phone!" Heard this from your kids before? Well, you aren't alone. In an article published Saturday, Seattle Post Intelligencer columnist Michelle Singletary discussed the plight of parenting in an era where kids want lots of electronic gadgets...EXPENSIVE electronic gadgets:
"My 10-year-old daughter can't understand why I won't buy her an iPod. What 10-year-old has lived long enough to have a passion for hundreds of songs they just have to have in their hip pocket?
My 8-year-old son points out that all his friends have video game systems or the hand-held versions -- most of the time, both.
And it's not just about the money.
OK, it is a lot about the money."
Check out the full article here
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