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Earlier this month, Common Sense Media, a non-profit that focuses on children, media and entertainment, released its list of the 10 best and worst media innovations of the past decade (hat tip The Core Knowledge Blog).
Among the best: Google, Facebook, Wii and Wikipedia. Among the worst: digital cheating, Gossip Girl, Webkinz and texting while driving.
I'm pretty sure most of my fellow "digital parents" would agree with their underlying argument that digital technology has fundamentally changed childhood, and that in turn has changed the way we must parent.
Think about it. When we were 15, our parents worried about us sneaking into R-rated movies. Today, teens can find them (and worse) on the 'net with a couple clicks. Our parents worried about how much time we spent on the phone, not whether we were getting sext-messages on our cell phones.
No question, our challenges are far different than those our parents faced, and technology has definitely changed both our parenting and our lives.
Next week, I will be on two panels at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas talking about these very issues.
The first, Mommy Power 101, is part of the MommyTech Summit at CES. Moderated by Beth Blecherman of TechMamas.com, the panel will talk about how technology advancements have empowered moms and changed our lives. If you'll be at CES, we are on at 9:30 am PST on Friday the 8th.
The second, Help, My Mom Friended Me on Facebook, is part of Kodak's in-booth television studio and will stream live over the Internet (January 8, 11 am PST). The panel, which also includes Jill Zarin from Real Housewives of NYC, will be talking digital parenting and the impact of technology on our children and our families.
I can't bring you with me to Las Vegas, but I'd like to bring your perspective. If you've got anything you'd like to say on either topic, please leave a comment here. I'll print the thread before I leave on the 7th.
Next month, I'll have a full report on the show and all the electronic gadgets that will be consuming our lives in the coming year.
Susan Getgood is a marketing and social media consultant. She blogs professionally at Marketing Roadmaps and also writes a personal blog Snapshot Chronicles and a family travel blog Snapshot Chronicles Roadtrip. She is a co-founder of BlogwithIntegrity.com, and recently started work on her first book.
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