I would agree that keeping children engaged in learning with interactive games is far better than the mindless computer games they can play. They are just as much fun but with a better outcome, if is far better that they may have learnt something in their spare time, other than jumping trees, racing cars or fighting which are components of the computer games I am referring to. An interactive website is a good compromise for parents that want homework or home educations to continue while out of school, where the children of course just want to play. So these are perfect; the child will actually enjoying playing but will subconsciously be learning. As long as the parents monitor the time the child is inside and facing a screen for, there will only be benefits to these sites. So I have mentioned the educational aspect to these sites to correspond with the national curriculum, I have mentioned the engagement aspect of the child and how they will absorb the information through fun. It is also important to mention that these sites create the opportunity to offer simulations of practice so that a child can develop their skills.

I am not keen to suggest that children should use social networking sites to develop social skills as I would suggest that they would be far more beneficial to join real groups and joining in activities. I would suggest that for emotional and social aspects of development they could use websites to assist them. I came across many character websites that are interactive to show how to deal with issues affecting their lives. Well known characters such as Barbie, Polly Pocket and Disney all have websites. So do many children's book authors, such as the Magic Sunglasses. A child can become members and communicate with other children dealing with the same problems. They can view diaries of characters to learn how they deal with situations and the character act like role models for children.

So as you can see there is an array of varieties of useful websites available for our cyber friendly children of today. If you are a parent, have a search and you will find plenty of diverse and influential websites that your child could benefit from.

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