[pdx]

Really? It's so hard to learn to use a computer that we need kids to start using them, and playing video games, before 6? That point and click is a tough concept to grasp. They better start early.

As you can tell, I couldn't disagree with you more. My kids are 4 and 2, and I have grudgingly allowed them to use my laptop, because they demanded it. I certainly didn't encourage them, and I will never allow them to play video games before they learn a little thing like reading books.

You and I share the belief that there are things that are valuable for kids to learn. I believe this is reading and independent thought, not pointing and clicking. If your grandma learned it at 50, why can't a kid wait till he's at least learned to sit still and focus on a non-moving page of print, which is the more difficult thing, I think.