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Sunday, January 23, 2011

CHILD PC

Children five years old and younger are acquiring at least some computer skills at rates higher than they pick up more traditional childhood activities like swimming and bike riding, a survey says.

According to a survey of 2,200 mothers in 10 countries, 69% of children ages two to five can operate a computer mouse, 58% can play some form of computer game and 28% can make a mobile phone call. PcWorld

ANALYSIS: Parental control programs perform poorly with Web 2.0 sites
MORE RESEARCH: 1 in 4 babies on Internet before they're born

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