Does Webkinz Worry You?
April 26th, 2007 by phyllis
Another internet challenge. Webkinz is the latest pull on you pocketbook. Webkinz are stuffed animal toys that you buy which come with a tag that has a “secret code” you child uses to access the Webkinz World on the internet.
I just read an article that says many parents are worried because their preschoolers are spending too much time online. This is a ridiculous statement. Who is in charge here? If a parent is worried about their 4 year old spending hours on the internet…here is the secret solution. Turn the thing off!
It is a scary thought that the playtime of a preschooler is being spent interacting with a computer screen. Not having play dates with real children or heaven forbid running around outside and getting dirty.
Computer time just like TV time should be a monitored activity. While and interactive web site may be slightly better than passively watching TV, it should not be an activity for little ones who need to be stimulated by their imaginations and real life participatio
What is really going on here is that it can be difficult for parents to say no to the pleas of Lauren and Mason for mom to purchase a Webkinz for their very own or to put a reasonable limitation on the use of the “internet babysitter” and deal with the reactions of their children.
Parents, use some of your computer time to research activities to do with your children and ideas of how to encourage your children in physical and other ways to find solutions to having engaged happy kids.
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I’m very cynical about all the time kids spend online playing with Webkinz.
The only thing that worries me about any website is security. I monitor my children’s time on the computer, whether it’s online gaming, chats, or sites like Disney, Nick.com or webkinz. My teens get lectured and educated about what they can post, that they can’t post of myspace, facebook etc to keep them safe.
I do what I can to block the kids, but they can be naive and even afraid to admit someone got “in”.
It’s the parents job to know what the kids are doing online and who they are talking to, or the sites they are vsisting and what infornmation they are giving.