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Should Your Child Have a Blog? Part 1

For the last two weeks, I've been talking about the pitfalls and blessings of having your child on Facebook.  This week, I'd like to focus on a slightly different communication venue.  Should your child have a blog?  Just as there are both blessings and dangers with Facebook, there are slightly different blessings and dangers with a blog.  This week, I'm going to focus on the positive aspects and next week I'll focus on the negative ones.  Here we go... 1. Typing skills.  While you may only post a limited amount of characters on a Facebook post, a blog gives your child the ability to type as long as he or she would like.  This allows your child to practice a...

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