Psychologists and educators are appraising the pros and cons of the use of computers by children. After several years of researching the issue they feel generally compelled to advise of the potential negative aspects that could affect, and perhaps are already affecting, children's health and well-being. There is some consideration that computers not only stifle other approaches to learning and limit the natural creativity of the child but that damage is done to the child's posture and eyesight. Because of the temptation to spend hours at the desk, they are at risk of having insufficient physical exercise and movement to stimulate normal muscular development. Once the immediate fascination has passed and the extensive benefits in gaining knowledge have been tested, it is found that the majority of children gravitate to playing computer games - sometimes for hours at a sitting. Without parental supervision, this could easily occur. It is a regrettable comment upon home life if there are no disciplinary measures to prevent this. One researcher, Jane Healy, points to this ever increasing social problem in her book, “Failure to Connect: How Computers Affect our Children's Minds and What We Can Do About It”. Theodore Roszak, history professor and author of “The Cult of Information” believes that computers download information, but do not teach children to think. Others involved in education observe that computers in school discourage study, reflection and their powers of observation in the real world. The negatives seem to outweigh the positive benefits. All evidence points to the danger of this becoming a technological but sterile era regarding original thought and intellectual activity and exchange - a wasted era where our young people are allowed to feed their minds with enormous amounts of material, both visual and audio, but with no time to absorb, assimilate or begin to learn how to discriminate in relation to quality. Most parents make some effort to restrict TV viewing and game times but without any real capacity to achieve effective control viewing. But when it comes to computer games, it seems we lose the attention of our children who seem hypnotised and totally involved in the unreal world; now the most popular form of children's entertainment. What are we going to do about it? What can we do? There are other activities for children - both; at home and at extra curricular classes, and /or sports training that could replace computer time. Old fashioned reading, painting and drawing, learning to play a musical instrument, keeping silkworms, carpentry, embroidery, knitting, cars, trucks and trains and all the other well known opportunities 'to make and do.' Then there's always the washing up, cleaning their rooms, putting out the rubbish and other helpful things like learning to cook. One activity promises real benefits to both children and their parents-and that is Yoga. Yoga classes offer physical and mental interests and challenges and most importantly, have a calming influence on the participants, because students are taught relaxation and how to enjoy quiet times as well as active, creative times. Find a teacher who specialises in teaching Yoga to children!