Digital For Good starts with an interesting observation. Us parents grew up in the physical world. Our children, meanwhile, are growing up in both the physical and online worlds. It’s up to us mums and dads to help them learn about these worlds and navigate them.
A dreadful moment of reaslisation came the other day. Mrs Adams was using what I consider to be my computer to look at Mumsnet, Helen was using what is definitely my iPad for some task or other, and Izzy, as a reward for good behavior, was using my mobile phone to play a game. “Yes”,
Picture the scene: it’s dark and you’re in a strange land. Every few steps you fall into a stream which can be difficult to get out of. You then hear a strange noise and realise a creeper, a zombie like creature, is coming towards you.
Until a few days ago, I had never used an Xbox. To many people that will probably be a shock confession, but it’s true.
Childhood has changed hugely over the years. When I consider the experiences I had as a youngster and compare them to my own kids’ upbringing, things are very different indeed. I started school at an older age, computer games were in their infancy and children’s TV was screened for an hour on weekdays between 4.30pm
