I read that Nickelodeon plans to put a lot of money into to developing more online games. I think it’s good idea. Kids want to play and if Nick is going to provide some clean games that might provide a little learning at the same time then it will be something that parents could steer their kids toward instead of something like Grand Theft Auto. I have a 3 year old and I was just on the Nickelodeon site the other day helping him play some Backyardigan game. It was simple and he was able to play most of it without my help.

It does worry me, however, how much time kids spend playing video games these days. I think it can be something fun for kids but it needs to be monitored and limited way more than it is. I seeing these stories on the news about overweight Americans. It’s almost comical when they act like they are trying to figure out the cause of alarming trend. Most kids don’t do anything these days. The kids that are athletes play video games to but they are going to be fit because they get that exercise. The kids that aren’t athletes usually fill that void with video games or eating. I can’t believe how many young kids are overweight these days. It’s crazy.