Child Technolgy & Research

Found a really good site called http://www.techandyoungchildren.org who have alot of information on best practises when designing technology for children.

The research section has some good stuff in it, one study assesses the impact of computer usage on children's behaviour and also how it can be used to benefit them. It may not be directly relevant but it does show two things:

1. Children have loads of time on their hands and it is becoming more and more common for them to spend it using computers and such. (see charts)
2. That's not necessarily a good thing! The negative behaviour touched on in the report may suggest that we should focus on using technology to get kids outside instead of inside in front of screens.

If you get a moment to have a flick through Technology and Young Interest Forum, which contains all of the 'appropriate practise' info.

EDIT: Title change to suit purpose, link changes to tackle irregular formating problems