I loved those lists! I think a plus for tech. and ...

I loved those lists! I think a plus for tech. and video gaming has been the Wii system. During the time I worked as an OT in a rehab hospital (contract work during law school), we regularly used the Wii games--particularly bowling and golf--for patients to work on balance, endurance,and motor skills while having fun doing it! Wii has gotten the kids off of the couch to play video games. Yes, while not as perfect as growing up in the 70's and playing street hockey for hours at a time, the Wii system is at least a step up from the sitting on the couch video games. What would we do without google?? And my cell phone?? As a mother of a child with asthma and life threatening food allergies, I thank God every day for my cell phone. There is no other way for a teacher or a nurse to reach me immediately without one :) Plus, it is a great way to text with your teen. I have NEVER texted my teenager while in school. He always turned the phone off and many times forgot to turn it back on after school so trying to reach him after school hours was a challenge sometimes :) We had a rule that if his phone was confiscated at school for not following rules---then he would lose the privilege of having a phone. Kids need to see that these things are privileges and not rights.

Case closed. LOL.