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Last week, we were over at some friends’ house, and I was watching as my friend helped an older relative send an email on her computer. My friend got her to the correct screen, typed in the subject...
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Spencer is fourteen as of two months ago. Last night, I was sitting at my computer, minding my own business, when he came in and asked me a question. This is not unusual for him – or for any of …...
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(source) Addiction – noun – the state of being enslaved to a habit or practice or to something that is psychologically or physically habit-forming, as narcotics, to such an extent that its cessation...
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Almost two weeks ago, Paxton (11 at the time of this writing) jumped up playing basketball, took a bad landing, and ended up severely spraining his ankle. For the past 13 days he’s been on the couch...
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A few days ago, I got a message from a new unschooling mom She had concerns about one of the most common things that trips up new unschoolers: “screen time.” This is a portion of that message,...
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I was at Target the other day (buying a new broom, because my current broom was about a jillion years old and produced far more frustration than it did actual cleaning) and I overheard a conversation...
View Article6 Things My Kids Have Gained From The Internet And Social Media
I remember when the internet was born. I was in my 20’s, newly married, and thought it was the Coolest. Thing. Ever. The ability to browse for information, talk to new people, and communicate through...
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Last week, we were over at some friends’ house, and I was watching as my friend helped an older relative send an email on her computer. My friend got her to the correct screen, typed in the subject...
View ArticleI’m Officially Old
Spencer is fourteen as of two months ago. Last night, I was sitting at my computer, minding my own business, when he came in and asked me a question. This is not unusual for him – or for any of …...
View ArticleNo thank you, we’ll stay plugged…
(source) Addiction – noun – the state of being enslaved to a habit or practice or to something that is psychologically or physically habit-forming, as narcotics, to such an extent that its cessation...
View ArticleUnlimited Screen Time?
Almost two weeks ago, Paxton (11 at the time of this writing) jumped up playing basketball, took a bad landing, and ended up severely spraining his ankle. For the past 13 days he’s been on the couch...
View Article“I Feel Like All They Do Is Sit In Front of a Screen”
A few days ago, I got a message from a new unschooling mom She had concerns about one of the most common things that trips up new unschoolers: “screen time.” This is a portion of that message,...
View ArticleComputers, Technology, and the Language of the Future
I was at Target the other day (buying a new broom, because my current broom was about a jillion years old and produced far more frustration than it did actual cleaning) and I overheard a conversation...
View Article6 Things My Kids Have Gained From The Internet And Social Media
I remember when the internet was born. I was in my 20’s, newly married, and thought it was the Coolest. Thing. Ever. The ability to browse for information, talk to new people, and communicate through...
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