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Originally Posted by 64skylarkls1
Man, I hate to burst your bubble but I thought the same thing when my boy was three. "Oh, he loves tractors, cars, outdoors, trucks....he's going to be all boy, all man, be with me in my hobby shop........." but it didn't go as I thought it would. It started out as planned but things changed after a couple years in school. Kids are just so influenced by what their friends are playing that you can't stop it. It's such a tech world for kids that it's all they talk about. A kid without some form of it today feels like an outsider, and as parents we don't want that either.... and the rest leads to where I'm at now.
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Im in that boat now. My son has been in Kindergarten for a week now and has already asked for an I-Touch because so-and-so has one. "It is sooo cool. It plays games and movies and songs and.... " We've been staying clear of the techno gadgets for all the above reasons but are starting to question whether that is really the right decision. He loves hanging out in the garage and playing hot wheels for now but it wont be long before ALL his friends have a "gadget" that he just cant live without.