Ever think about introducing the kids to a raspberry pi or a pi-top as they get older so they can keep in touch with friends electronically and kinda puts them with a computer that they can create with?

https://es.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raspberry_Pi

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.theverge.com/platform/amp/circuitbreaker/2017/10/16/16481566/pi-top-raspberry-coding-diy-modular-laptop