I was recently told that the internet was not a place where children belonged.  Being the mother of a bright five year-old little girl, I decided to do a little bit of research on this topic on my own.  I came across a site that I knew Alana would absolutely love.  The site, thedollpalace.com, had so many wonderful activities for a girl her age.  Looking at the pros and cons of raising a child in this technological age, I decided to use my daughter on this particular site to test the theory.  She absolutely loved the cartoon dolls and as I watched her use the dress up games to create cartoon images of just about every person she knew, I sat back and thought about what this was teaching her.  It was certainly bringing out in her a creativity that I didn’t even know she had.  Alana has never had much of an attention span for sitting and doing anything for lons, but as I watched her sit and fill in coloring pages, I was proud that she was showing such an artisitc talent.  In the end, what I came up with, was that the internet was a great resource for my daughter in building creativity, confidence, and eduationally passing some time on a rainy day.  The Dolls Palace has become a favorite in our household.