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Wednesday, July 09, 2008

Mobiles and Parenting

Image: kid drawing on Nokia Internet Tablet, via Quim Gil of Nokia, Flickr

I'm by no means a parent yet, but I do have a ton of experience with kids through various volunteer and church functions. Frankly speaking, I love kids. And one of the more enjoyable things that I get to do is that I am able to use mobile devices in ways with them to engage them, and effectivly learn from them how they interact with their world.

What got me thinking on this wise was a thread over at Internet Tablet Talk where people were talking about how they use their Internet Tablets as part of their parenting strategy. From replacing the car DVD player, to sketching and games, there's a good bit that can be done given some imagination and a child in need of activity.

So to you parents out there, do you do anything with mobile devices to bolster some of your parenting? Or, is there something that you would like to see from mobile devices in terms of software that would make it easier for you to hand a device off and then be assured that they are not just keeping busy, but learning and engaging the world a bit differently than with other media?

Labels: internet tablet, mobile accessories, mobiles, Nokia, parenting, software