PBS Kids Endorses Blogs

We had PBS Kids on over this long holiday weekend.  And although my 17 month old daughter is too young to understand some of the shows on the local GBH station, it serves as a solid educational backdrop on a rainy day (hey, at least I know she is not watching Sponge Bob, yet....)  Postcards from Buster, the spin off from Arthur, came on as I was checking email and she was running around the room.  Why am I writing about this?  Well to my amazement the episode was about Buster's blog!  Yup, they even explained the meaning of a blog and how Buster keeps track of his travels.  Two things immediately came to mind 1.)  If blogs are being introduced to preschoolers (and their mom's) then they are certainly here to stay for a while (regardless of the recent backlash) and 2.) when is it too young to start a blog?

Mind you I don't think my 17 month old is the target audience for this particular show (it probably came on after Teletubbies or something).  But seriously, when I first heard the blog mention I just smiled.  Talk about blogging going mainstream.

I'm honestly not sure what the answer is for age appropriate blogging.  But I do have to say hats off to PBS Kids and Postcards from Buster for using blogs as a way to encourage cultural awareness and English language learning.