My four year old son and his addiction to computers

i would put parent control on it set it for a time limit u can set it for a hour or more and once that hour is up the computer automatically shuts down. its good he knows how to operate a computer cause that's all that's going to be soon and he would be able to have a career in it, but i would put parent control on it.

AS the parent, it is your responsibility to make sure how his time is spent. It's up to how you train him to use time. If you allot a certain time for him to be on the computer stick to it. He is much too young to be able to just be on it all the time although there are some very beneficial learning programs available on the computer.

I don't think you should be worried about your child's computer addiction at all. I think it is normal for boys to be really interested in stuff like that. When I was young I was obsessed with playing on my Sega master system and I turned out fine I think that it is going to be really beneficial to his future if he is getting to grips with computers at his age. Maybe you can find some things for him to learn online. Obviously you do not want to let him spend all of his time on the computer, you have to set guidelines and stick by them.

My daughter was the same way at 4. Now at 6 she is still at it. We do limit her computer time. 1 hour a day. Not including the time she gets at school. She had computer classes 3 x a week in kindergarten. I am sure it will be the same if not more for 1st grade.

I wouldn't worry too much as he has just become like most of us mildly addicted. However as you already realise it is wise to ration his time. If you do that it wont do him any harm at all. Computers and the internet used wisely will really help him develop. I suppose computers are like most things in life all right in moderation

Web Monitoring Software maybe. Encourage him!

I think there is no harm in letting him play the games on computer. Its a good thing that he can start and even enter passwords! But at this tender age we have to think about his eyes which are not strong enough to take the rays of the computer screen. Moreover the games have some bright and glaring graphics which can affect his sight. You don't want to see him wear spectacles at this age, do you? Computers are very good to explore and learn. You can encourage him to learn different in the computer itself. The only thing to worry about is he does not accidentally visits any website which in your opinion is offensive to his age. Restricting his time at the computer may not help very much. Who knows...some day he'll come to your help when you need it the most.

Kids should learn the PC when they can handle it, PC's are here to stay and could be the end of the pencil and paper way of life! But at the same time.. there are still a ton of other things for them to learn to do and exercise their imageniations and thought process and all. I have my 9 YO gradndaugher since birth and at 3 she displayed interest on the pc and I taught her sesame street games and PBS.com and all educational type games. Now she is pretty efficient on it.. however.. she has time limits. She loves doing crafts and playing with things like Littlest Pet Shop and the like. I didn't teach her how to get online.. I still do that for her...she could probably figure it out, but the rule is she can't get online unless I put her on the site. She has software that she knows how to start and all.. but actualy online.. that is totally supervised.

Your son is bright. I have a niece who is a year older than him and she is also very smart when she wants to play computer games. She will look into the Play House Disney Channel and type the letters one by one to search for the games. I think it's good for your son to have this knowledge, but it's better if it's under your supervision.

I was a game addiction myself, always playing games and having less time studying some books or doing home work. you can give proper days for him to play games like during summer, or weekends when ever he has no school. otherwise, too much games can be bad also. have a nice day..

Hi, there. As a concerned parent, you've to put a stop to it immediately before this addiction becomes an incurable disease later in your son's life. What you could do (as suggested by some readers) is to impose restrictions. He's still very young, and if you give him a schedule, he'll grow up to have one and stick to it. Perhaps spend 2 hours daily on the Internet, but as a safety precaution, you might want to restrict access to unwanted websites by installing software like CyberPatrol etc. Since he's also into other activities, that's a good sign. Encourage him to spend more time with these activities so that he's aware there's life out there; you could join him too :) Cheers!

i would rather say that ur son is learning quickly and is quite intelligent to pick up things as they come to him.he will be a good blogger also by this habit of his.don't worry for him too much.but do care that he brings good score in academics to balance his life.have a good day

its good your four year child has learn how to operate computer!! and its bad he enters into internet..