Family Forum / Parenting / Parenting / January 2006

I view it as important to have quality time with children....what you
do together is probably less important than the fact that you're doing
_something_ together.  If my daughter and I are online, looking up
information for a report or playing dance dance revolution; we're
spending quality time together.  Same applies to whether we're playing
online tic tac toe in separate rooms on our computers or sitting in the
same room playing Uno...what is important is that we're connected and
doing something educational or fun (or both).

Regular bored (yes, I"m usually bored) games are alive and well in our
neck of the woods.  I just bought a new game called Loaded Questions
which is quite a bit of fun...you learn about the people you're playing
with while sharing a few laughs as well.  I like Uno, mainly because it
goes fast.  Nothing wrong with enjoying a few online games too.
Practicing moderation is good to teach children, whether it's online,
offline or anywhere else.  Moderation is also good for some of us
parents to learn too :-)