I remember as a kid, the big deal on phones was being able to 1. Have my own landline and 2. Three-way calling some buddies. Soon, your children will know a similar excitement thanks to Skype. Beginning May 10th, Skype is rolling out a beta download which will allow users to video conference with up to five people for free…for a limited time. This is going to happen thanks to an new Group Video Calling feature and gives your little ones just one more way to connect to their pals via video chat. As always, we preach the virtues of preparation over panic and as technologies like this mature and become more ubiquitous just be sure that you have those computers (this includes laptops) in public areas of the home where the threat of prying eyes – yours- helps keep young ones’ actions on camera appropriate and in line with whatever values you’re teaching in your home.

[via Engadget]