Software (and Appropriate Input Device) For a Toddler?

Posted by timothy on Friday September 3, 2010 @11:38AM from the please-see-spoon-icon dept.

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."

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create a livecd by ifeelswine · 2010-09-03 11:40 · Score: -1, Troll

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Easy by Anonymous Coward · 2010-09-03 12:10 · Score: -1, Troll

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.
It's called "Microsoft Windows" and was designed for retards. I think an toddler could master it in no time.
When your toddler reaches 6 or 7 and if he hasn't taken to gawping at video games, you could even introduce him to a serious OS like unix.