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Software (and Appropriate Input Device) For a Toddler?
An anonymous reader writes "I have an 18-month-old who loves bright screens (TV and computer), loves loud noises, and loves to mash buttons. He targets my laptop with the button-mashing, and I sort of hate having to tell him 'no' when he wants to explore a computer. I was wondering if anyone knows of some fun (and maybe educational) age-specific PC software that also comes with an age-appropriate input device. I've seen those big-button devices in retail stores that seem to just hook up to the TV, and I've also seen some PC software that requires keyboard/mouse input, which does not seem like the right input device for a toddler."
Your son is obviously autistic.
His actions are highly unusual, get him in to an autism specialist immediately.
With early treatment he has a chance of leading a semi-normal life. Good luck!
Humans older than 3 benefit similarly from no TV, too.
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If you leave this unattended...
Sounds like about the right stage of development for an iProduct.
And the all important job of steering from the passengers seat when dad needs to retie his shoes.
If only there was some middle ground between letting him play with it all the time and completely prohibiting him...
Madness. I wouldn't want to live in a world where choices weren't always between two extremes.
Don't go ASKING for them. You'll learn quickly that there's plenty of room for blue balls in a house with a new child. :)
on the bottle or on the mom. Kid will get lots of input.
18 YEAR olds do not have good impulse control and are just barely starting to perceive that actions have consequences
there fixed that for ya