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On Parenting by Nancy Shute

Is Your Computer Hazardous to Your Kids' Health?

June 09, 2009 03:11 PM ET | Nancy Shute | Permanent Link | Print

Reader Comments

The world is a dangerous place

Kids have been brought indoors and no longer engage is certain types of games and sports because of hyped fears of injury, only to discover that there are risks associated with staying indoors. Lions, and tigers, and bears, oh, my!

Sorry, the real world is a dangerous place, no amount of state nannyism and hand-wringing will change this, and making the world risk-free is prohibitively expensive. Children also cannot be watched 24/7, and not all risks can be anticipated. This is why children should be taught and learn about risks (and their consequences) and, as they age, given increasing responsibility for managing them for themselves. The children and society benefit.

Applies to adults, too.

Seriously...

This story could just as well been written about the hundreds of librarians who get crushed by piles of books falling or about the teachers who get chalk-lung...

lol

what a worthless bit of info. sry nancy.. i could think of a hundred better stories worth reporting.

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About On Parenting

Parenting may be an art, but there's a lot of science behind raising healthy, thriving children. Contributing Editor Nancy Shute explores the latest discoveries and developments affecting children's health and parenting. Send her your comments and questions at onparenting@usnews.com.

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