jonny jeez
Legendary Member
- Location
- Chislehurst, Kent, UK
If youth is wasted on the young, then they make up with it with their technology.
I don't mean just their understanding and acceptance of it but alos how best to exploit it so that it is part of their life, not a peripheral.
As i type this my youngest is busy doing her chors, working her way through cleaning the bathroom and loos...all the while she has two of her friends on face-time doing exactly the same. They are chatting, swapping hints, having a giggle at the more "icky" parts of the job and kind of motivating each other, she is doing a really good job.
The thing is, its not a gimmick to her, not a novelty...its just second nature. if she has to stay in to finish stuff, why not bring her mates in on the act.
The other night we were all driving back from south London talking about a place that I had just visited for work. I mentioned a really impressive restaurant that I couldn't recall the name of and by the time I had finished describing my meal, my eldest said "Meat Market".. and then my phone pinged, which I later found was a text of the website, menu and booking info....plus a map....all whilst she was juggling twitter, facebook and instagram
None of this is new, its all simple stuff but it amazes me how well our kids just integrate it into their lives.
My eldest has been without a phone for a few weeks in the past, (stolen at school) and she just found other ways to integrate, Tablets, PC, web cafes.
I don't mean just their understanding and acceptance of it but alos how best to exploit it so that it is part of their life, not a peripheral.
As i type this my youngest is busy doing her chors, working her way through cleaning the bathroom and loos...all the while she has two of her friends on face-time doing exactly the same. They are chatting, swapping hints, having a giggle at the more "icky" parts of the job and kind of motivating each other, she is doing a really good job.
The thing is, its not a gimmick to her, not a novelty...its just second nature. if she has to stay in to finish stuff, why not bring her mates in on the act.
The other night we were all driving back from south London talking about a place that I had just visited for work. I mentioned a really impressive restaurant that I couldn't recall the name of and by the time I had finished describing my meal, my eldest said "Meat Market".. and then my phone pinged, which I later found was a text of the website, menu and booking info....plus a map....all whilst she was juggling twitter, facebook and instagram
None of this is new, its all simple stuff but it amazes me how well our kids just integrate it into their lives.
My eldest has been without a phone for a few weeks in the past, (stolen at school) and she just found other ways to integrate, Tablets, PC, web cafes.