No, Daddy, I Don’t …

Posted by Paul Colligan on Wednesday, July 26, 2006

The same six year old daughter who told me a few weekends ago that she was “interested in Podcasting” because “you get to go places and meet people” had a funny little insight this morning that I must share.

We were on a quick errand and I, I’ll admit it, forgot my iPod.

So we turned on the radio.

Lindsey asked, “Where is that music coming from?”

I told her it was radio.

She ased, “What is radio?”

My six year old kid knows what Podcasting is, can run the Tivo remote (with KidsZone turned on, don’t worry) and already knows that we can put pictures on the Internet for Oma and Opa – but has no idea about the concept of radio. Fun to be in a bleeding edge family it is.

Even more fun – It won’t be long before a lot of kids are asking that very question.

  • http://www.houndtv.com/ Steven Pam

    True enough, Paul.

    My two-and-a-half year-old is so used to having the iPod in the car, and being able to request one of her favourite songs, she’d be pretty shocked if I put a *tape* of The Wiggles in there and said, “wait, it’s just fast forwarding to your favourite song”.

    Likewise, she’s so used to watching her favourite TV shows *time-shifted* (recorded on hard disk), that if she watches something on live TV and then wants to see it *again*, she’s quite baffled that it isn’t possible.

    Tomorrow’s grown-ups will not put up with being told what they can watch, and when they can watch it. Not ever!

  • http://www.pacificIT.ca Robert Sanzalone

    I don’t have kids yet, but it truly is a sign of the times (has she also asked about your 45s?). Thanks for sharing Paul.