To foster thinking skills, rechannel your child's computer pursuits into activities that stimulate debate and analysis. Set the exploratory tone by investigating the world. If your child demonstrates an interest in a topic, have him or her find out more about it by visiting Internet sites. Ask open-ended questions. You also need to help your children learn how to analyze information.
Children are often too trusting about what they find on the Internet.
They need to be skeptical when it comes to information. Guide them on how to tell good sources of information from the less credible. Uncover ways for your kids to apply what they've learned. Mark has his kids help plan vacations. He sets a certain budget, then has them go on the Internet to help line up hotels, cars and events while calculating food, transportation and entertainment costs.