Informative ReadingComputers make for chatty children

Computers make for chatty children. Mark Henderson. The Times London. Online February 2006. Studies: Online time promotes children's social skills. While many adults fear that kids who surf the Internet for hours risk becoming antisocial, two recent studies suggest instead that the online time helps them develop their interpersonal skills and their sense of identity. Northwestern University Justine Cassell believes today's young people are getting just as much practice in leadership, social skills and community engagement as previous generations did before the Internet existed.