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Do Your Kids Blog?

At what age are kids becoming interested in Blogging or reading other's blogs?

The reason I'm asking is at Imagination-Cafe our mascot, Cookie, writes and maintains her own blog (it's actually me, but I write from her point of view).

We haven't really been getting a great response and I was wondering if perhaps it's because no one knows about it - it's relatively new, or if kids' just aren't interested.

Check it out and let me know your thoughts?

Cookies blog can be found at; http://imagination-cafe.com/wordpress/

Thanks :)

Sandie lee

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Permalink Reply by Mary Salvato on July 18, 2010 at 3:53pm: No my daughter doesnt blog and doesnt show interest yet. She's 4. But Ive heard it can be a great tool for older kids to learn about computers, and how other families in the world live.; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Sandie Lee on July 18, 2010 at 5:36pm: Thanks Mary!

Have you checked out Imagination-Cafe with your 4 yr old? That's the age we are designed to start at. It's FREE, fun and totally safe - http://imagination-cafe.com

If you do stop by, let me know your thougths :)

Thanks

Sandie lee

Mary Salvato said:
No my daughter doesnt blog and doesnt show interest yet. She's 4. But Ive heard it can be a great tool for older kids to learn about computers, and how other families in the world live.; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Mary Salvato on July 18, 2010 at 5:42pm: Great I'll be sure to check it out. What kind of site it it- educational, games etc?; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Sandie Lee on July 18, 2010 at 5:53pm: Hi Mary;

We have games, tunes, articles, Cookies Blog, Krumbs - Dog Detective - where kids can leave questions and Krumbs will sniff out the answers. We also have giveaways, career-o-rama, Open mic and a tonne of other cool things.

Mary Salvato said:
Great I'll be sure to check it out. What kind of site it it- educational, games etc?; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by MusingMom6 on July 19, 2010 at 8:37am: Yes!! Of 4 daughters and 2 sons (18-8) 2 girls are blogging.

DD#3 She has been drawing and writing stories since she was 7. Stop by and see her creations. She just set it up last week.

DD#1 She only has 2 posts and I am waiting to get her announcement on my site til she has a chance to get her flow going.

@MusingMom6
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Permalink Reply by Amanda Lebron on July 19, 2010 at 9:07am: Hi, Sandie! My daughter who is 9, has her own blog. She has bipolar disorder and wants to share her thoughts and feelings (this is a big step for her!) I currently limit her to one post a week so she doesn't get overwhelmed. I look forward to checking out your blog with her and maybe helping her connect with other child bloggers!
You can find her here:
http://lebellasrainbow.blogspot.com; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by home4ever on July 19, 2010 at 1:35pm: My daughter (13) started a couple to do with babysitting, but didn't keep either up. She's also played around with creating websites.; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Angela E Johnson on July 19, 2010 at 3:28pm: My kids don't have a blog but are interested in blog. I have not had the time time to set it up for them.; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by beth aldrich on July 19, 2010 at 4:53pm: My son DOES have a blog, he's almost 8. He started it a few months ago when he asked me if he could write a book, like me. I told him a good way to see if you can write a book is to maintain a blog. So, he asked me to set him up. I used blogspot.com b/c it's free and that's where my blog is hosted. He doesn't blog as much as I do, but he certainly keeps checking to see if he has any more "fans". Check it out at http://LogansLaughs.blogspot.com. Leave a comment, make his day!!
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Permalink Reply by Sandie Lee on July 20, 2010 at 8:38am: Wonderful! Your daughters drawings are really good...quite talented I'd say :)

Sandie lee

MusingMom6 said:
Yes!! Of 4 daughters and 2 sons (18-8) 2 girls are blogging.

DD#3 She has been drawing and writing stories since she was 7. Stop by and see her creations. She just set it up last week.

DD#1 She only has 2 posts and I am waiting to get her announcement on my site til she has a chance to get her flow going.

@MusingMom6
musingsmom.blogspot.com; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by K Rispin on July 20, 2010 at 8:51am: No mine don't nor will they until much older. Although I do believe that kids need to learn how to use the web responsibly and constructively, we believe that traditional literacy comes before digital literacy; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Sandie Lee on July 20, 2010 at 8:57am: Hi Amanda;

Thanks for the response. I checked out your daughters blog and left a comment. It's actually one of the better blogs I've read in a long time. She is very articulate and has a wonderful sense of the world and her own feelings. Great!!

Yes, check out Cookies blog - it's fun and safe (I'm Cookie) so she'll always be kid-friendly :)

Sandie lee

Amanda Lebron said:
Hi, Sandie! My daughter who is 9, has her own blog. She has bipolar disorder and wants to share her thoughts and feelings (this is a big step for her!) I currently limit her to one post a week so she doesn't get overwhelmed. I look forward to checking out your blog with her and maybe helping her connect with other child bloggers!
You can find her here:
http://lebellasrainbow.blogspot.com; ▶ Reply to This

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