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Well I finally caved in and set up a blog for my 5 y/o Thomas. He’s been pestering me for a blog for some time. It’s called Farm Boy Tom and it’s about all things farming. He has had farming on the brain since he could talk. I guess it is natural for him to want to keep up with his big sister Emily.

Seven year old Emily has been blogging on Science Girl Em since the beginning of the year. The experience has really helped her to work on 21st century literacy skills. Even in the summer, when most kids are completely ignoring academic work, she’s been working on reading and writing for her blog. In the short time she’s been doing this, she has had some amazing conversations with people from all over the world.

Both of my kids have different interests & skills, and both are interested in blogging. That is the beauty of blogging, it can be about any subject that interests you. Speaking of blogging benefits, I just read this interesting article on the subject over at Duct Tape Marketing. Here are a few of my favorites mentioned over there:

• Blogging makes me a better thinker
• Blogging makes me a better writer
• Blogging keeps me focused on learning
• Blogging allows me to test out ideas
• Blogging makes me a better networker

What fantastic skills for kids and adults to work on! I hope you are supporting the kiddo bloggers out there by reading and commenting on their blogs. Not just my kids, but all kids who are making the effort to participate in the read/write web. If you need a place to start, here is a wiki that lists some young bloggers. So go on; read some kid blogs today!

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