If you have found your child in front of a monitor when he or she is supposed to be doing homework, don’t hurry to switch the computer off. Because your child might be doing exactly the things you wanted him or her to be doing! “A study carried out in the UK for technology company Microsoft showed 37% of secondary pupils used computers for study every day at home,” the BBC reports.
According to the survey, computers are less popular at school than at home: in classrooms they are used by only 30% of students daily.
But even if you have found your child lightheartedly playing online games, still don’t hurry to switch the kids’ games off. You may want to look in the mirror first: the study shows that 71% of young people and 65% of parents list computers among their favorite leisure time activities.
Which online interests do you and your child have in common? Driving Kids would love for you to share your own family’s experience!
