More Technology Worries: Craft Projects and Reading
One other issue is the willingness and perseverance of children to start and complete craft projects such as decorating the tree house, scrapbooking, painting, coin collecting and kite making. While it’s true that Amazon books makes buying our favorite bestsellers very easy, getting children to actually read these books is another challenge. Some kids will sullenly say, “I can always google that and read it online, Mom” and the parent will helplessly realize that the information from the internet has become more important than books to this generation because of accessibility and ease of use.
This reminds me of the Amazon Kindle and how some people (the more traditional ones) detest not having to turn pages, and bookmark a page with dog ears.
Technology need not isolate parents from their kids. As long as a parent realizes the importance of staying up to date with trends and things that keep children preoccupied nowadays, she is assured that she can follow her kids’ interests. Parenting has always been a challenge, and if parents will simply view technology as a necessary change, there is no reason to fear that it could take away a ‘normal’ childhood.
A parent can sit down with a child and learn about how he or she did in a game she is currently playing, learn the game and play! Getting on the technology craze means being closer to the current generation, and this means the world to a working mom who wants to spend some time with her kids.
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