Monday, May 25, 2015

The games Screen time v play time: what tech leaders won't let their own kids do

Amy Fleming

Steve Jobs and Jonathan Ive designed some of the world’s most desirable tech – but imposed strict limits on their own children using it. What rules do others set?

When a technology journalist suggested to Steve Jobs, in 2010, that his children must have loved the just-released iPad, he replied flatly: “They haven’t used it. We limit how much technology our kids use at home.” His former righthand man, Jonathan Ive, whose design for the iPad is so simple that toddlers can operate it, recently revealed that he sets strict limits for his 10-year-old twin boys.

Summer Activities

One of our topics this week is Summer Activities, so I am adding the following links:

101 Fun Things To Do in the Summer:
http://www.parenting.com/article/fun-things-to-do-summer

Explore Minnesota: http://www.exploreminnesota.com/things-to-do/all-things-to-do/?keywords=&pageIndex=0&radius=25&mapTab=false&sortOrder=asc&sort=randomdaily&locationid=&region_id=&attrFieldsAtLeast=&attrFieldsAtMost=&startDate=false&class_id=67,71,95,135,70,138&lat=&lon=&city=&pageSize=20&type=reitlistings&attrFieldsOr=&attrFields=region_id

Best in Minnesota 2015: http://www.startribune.com/best-of-minnesota-2015-revealing-what-rocks/302782981/

Family Fun Twin Cities: http://www.familyfuntwincities.com/family-fun-events-calendar/

Twin Cities Moms Blog: http://twincities.citymomsblog.com/calendar/