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Sue Scheff: Is Your Teen Sitting in Front of the Computer All Day?

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Sarah Newton's Blog and Podcasts at Gen Y Guide has some great parenting information for parents today and the technology our kids are using! We need to try to stay ahead of our kids - it is summer - check this Blog out - I am sure many can relate! Sick of your child sitting in front of the computer all day ? By: Carol McNaughton via Sarah Newton (check out the Gen Y Website!) Let’s face it, there is always plenty to do during the summer holidays. That isn’t the challenge. It is finding something our kids, especially teens, would rather do than sitting in front of the computer. When every suggestion is met with, “Boring!” what can a parent do? With two teens and a nine year old at home I know exactly where you are coming from and how difficult this can be. Is there a solution? Definitely! Let’s take a quick look at our children’s generation, Generation Y or The Milleniums, to see who and what we are dealing with. Research has shown that Gen Y are: • Technologically brilliant • Mo...