Managing children’s computer use at home

Well, it’s not a surprise anymore when I read a recent article about computers being a time-wasting appliance for some students.

Sure, we know students need to have computers to be more efficient in school, and they need to keep up with technology and work on their computer skills. But the article also revealed that some households, especially the lower-income ones, tend to have students not focusing on studying when using the computers, instead they spent a lot of time with, what else but, playing games.

Thus, parental supervision is really important for kids using the computers. The Internet can be a big help when it comes to doing research, but it also provides so much temptation for time-wasting activities with its limitless offering of multimedia, social networking and gaming resources that can easily distract even the most conscientious student in class.