Oh yes, It really concerns me that my five year old grandson would rather be on his DS than just about anything else.
This fascination with technology starts so young. When I visit my grandkids in Boston, 2 girls ages 3 and 6 1/2, they know grandma is into nature and will be doing something outside with them.
My eldest granddaughter was showing me an app on her mother's iphone one day-- a game. Out of curiosity I asked her what it was about. She explained it to me and then wanted to play it with me. I had to admit to her that I wasn't really interested in it. She seemed disappointed but I explained that everyone has different interests and mine was sharing nature with her, not playing games on an iphone. I think grandma dropped a notch in her estimation, but what can you do. I think it is not the best thing to join them in this cyberspace fascination but offer them an alternative for balance in their lives.
