{"id":669,"date":"2009-08-13T14:34:11","date_gmt":"2009-08-13T22:34:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/heathervale.com\/blog\/?p=669"},"modified":"2023-04-17T16:12:35","modified_gmt":"2023-04-18T00:12:35","slug":"teach-your-child-computers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/heathervale.com\/blog\/2009\/08\/13\/teach-your-child-computers\/","title":{"rendered":"Teach Your Child Computers"},"content":{"rendered":"<iframe src=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/plugins\/like.php?href=https:\/\/heathervale.com\/blog\/2009\/08\/13\/teach-your-child-computers\/&amp;layout=standard&amp;show_faces=1&amp;width=450&amp;action=like&amp;colorscheme=light&amp;font=\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" style=\"border:none; overflow:hidden; width:450px; height:25px\"><\/iframe><iframe src=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/plugins\/like.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fheathervale.com%2Fblog%2F2009%2F08%2F13%2Fteach-your-child-computers%2F&amp;layout=standard&amp;show_faces=true&amp;width=450&amp;action=like&amp;colorscheme=light&amp;height=80\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" style=\"border:none; overflow:hidden; width:450px; height:80px;\" allowTransparency=\"true\"><\/iframe><p>If you want to teach your child how to use a computer, there are a few simple steps you can take.<\/p>\n<p>Konan&#8217;s not old enough yet &#8212; all he wants to do is bang on the keyboard &#8212; but if your child is, my articles for eHow outline it for you. Start with the first link before moving on to the second, which builds on the lessons:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ehow.com\/way_5243225_computer-tutorial-kids.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Computer Tutorial for Kids<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ehow.com\/way_5262106_computer-lessons-children.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Computer Lessons for Children<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><strong>Keep Unwrapping the Mysteries of Life!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em><\/em><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"border: 0pt none;\" title=\"Heather Vale Goss\" src=\"http:\/\/heathervale.com\/images\/sigHVG_2.1_blue.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"205\" height=\"35\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If you want to teach your child how to use a computer, there are a few simple steps you can take. 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