Re: At What Age Introduce Kids To Computers?


"Jaqian" <jaqian@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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At what age would you introduce your child to computers?

I've a son who will be 2yrs this July and he's started noticing the
keyboard and "daddy" typing on it and wants to have a go. I let him
bash away on a broken laptop or a spare keyboard I have lying around.
But I was wondering from what age should I properly introduce him to
computers and what games/software etc would you recommend?

Anyone tackled this already, love to hear your experiences.
#1 started typing on the computer in "Word" at round her 2nd birthday. A
month later she knew all her letters upper and lower case.
Generally games at this stage are a bit random. Disney's Winnie the Pooh
toddler is okay-a bit of mouse control. But although it says from 18 months,
I think it's a bit hard. #2 enjoys it, although she finds it a bit
frustrating-she's 2.
I don't think when they see you on the computer you need to "poperly"
introduce them. Let them play. Pinball (which came with our computer) is
something they can "play" for a bit of fun from quite an early age.
Otherwise just typing has a lot of fun for them. Put the font into something
simple, make it large (at least 24 point) and put it into a fun colour-I use
red. You can get them to typ words by saying "m" point to the key "u" point
to the key "m" etc. and then say "it says "mum" and point to the screen.
Or just let them type randomly.
Debbie


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