Instead of allowing this to keep them away, they need to get involved and play with their child. The child will naturally take over as teacher since they know more. It's pretty interesting to let the power relationship be disrupted this way. Teachers feel the competition Ms. Herz draws a comparison between today's fascination with electronic devices and crazes for collecting baseball cards, comic books, or Barbie dolls in past decades. There have always been inside activities that are deeply engaging to children.
People lose memory of that.
Start a discussion on kids and computer games in our Education and Kids forum. Click here . As she sees it, the worst effects of excessive electronics are lack of physical activity and boredom at school. It's astounding how much they can learn. They play 'Age of Empires' and suddenly know what plows the ancient Celts were using.