Category Archives: tweens

Technology and creativity: The upside

Posted on September 21, 2012 by Melissa W. Sais

As children get older, technology can create new canvases for creativity. Continue reading →

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What’s a mediocrity?

Posted on April 30, 2012 by Melissa W. Sais

“To be popular one must be a mediocrity,” I told Rose Red, regurgitating an Oscar Wilde quote I read somewhere on the Internet today as she complained about the latest fifth-grade power play. “What’s a mediocrity?” she asked. “Something that’s mediocre, just … Continue reading →

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Striking a Balance for Kids of the Digital Age

Posted on June 9, 2011 by Melissa W. Sais

I read about a survey and study presented this week by the Joan Ganz Cooney Center at Sesame Workshop called Families Matter: Designing Media for a Digital Age. What I got out of it is that a lot of parents are just like me when it comes to teaching, protecting and entertaining our children today. Continue reading →

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Maybe I can relax – a little

Posted on May 22, 2009 by Melissa W. Sais

I think all digital moms worry about the amount of “screen time” we allow our kids. I sometimes have to step back and realize that my kids are active and healthy. They enjoy many different activities and know how to have fun in many different ways. Continue reading →

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RuneScape Revisited

Posted on May 3, 2009 by Melissa W. Sais

I’ve registered my own character to chop wood and shoot rats so that I can follow along — or even get ahead — of where all this is taking us. It’s my hope that these controls will help me keep him 10, at least until he turns 11. Continue reading →

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Guest Spot on The Guild? Please no!

Posted on April 26, 2009 by Melissa W. Sais

I did watch The Guild. I was amused. And scared. I will definitely enforce my no more than one hour of screen time a day rule in hopes that my kid has a shot at not becoming a complete social misfit. Continue reading →

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Investigating MMORPGs

Posted on April 21, 2009 by Melissa W. Sais

What does a Digital Mom do when her 10-year-old wants to register to play something called RuneScape, a “massively mulitplayer online role playing game” — an MMORPG? Continue reading →

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