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...