Ask HN Parents: Cool Tech-Related Stuff You've Done with Your Kids?
Probably like a lot of you, I naturally turn to technology to help make parenting easier. For example, I let my two-year-old use an iPod Touch because the touchscreen makes perfect sense as an interface for toddlers, and there are a lot of good flashcard-type apps to help him learn his numbers and colors.
When he's older, I'm really looking forward to teaching him how to program so he can use technology to create not just consume.
But it seems like a lot of parents just don't think about using tech as a parenting tool. (They're simply reacting when their kids finally ask for a cell phone or a facebook account.)
So I started a blog with several other parents to catalog the various technologies we're using while raising kids, the issues that come up, and so on: http://parentingmode.com
I figure there are a lot of parents here that have good recommendations and stories about helping their kids use and have fun with technology.
If you're open to contributing something to the blog, I'd love that too. But I'd also just really like to hear if there are apps you've found helpful, or websites your kids really like, or just plain cool things you've done with your kids.