I have a 3 yr old who is just learning to use the mouse. She has been watching my wife and I play with Noggin and PBS kids ever since she was 1yr old. There are alot of great computer games out there that teach letters, numbers, music, hand eye coordination, and how to follow directions. I agree that parents should always watch and mentor their children; but, with the Internet as a tool it is only preparing children to experience the rich media content that their education will be filled with in the future. I have read a number of articles saying that this rich content makes it difficult for a child to maintain focus and has potentially been linked to all the cases of ADD we have in the world. But for now, I am training my child to be ready for the next world and doing the best to pull her away from the NET after an hour of supervised play. >
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I have a 3 yr old who is just learning to use the mouse. She has been watching my wife and I play with Noggin and PBS kids ever since she was 1yr old. There are alot of great computer games out there that teach letters, numbers, music, hand eye coordination, and how to follow directions. I agree that parents should always watch and mentor their children; but, with the Internet as a tool it is only preparing children to experience the rich media content that their education will be filled with in the future. I have read a number of articles saying that this rich content makes it difficult for a child to maintain focus and has potentially been linked to all the cases of ADD we have in the world. But for now, I am training my child to be ready for the next world and doing the best to pull her away from the NET after an hour of supervised play. >