This post will be a release from the usual, incessant blabbering. I’ve been trying to show Layla how to perform very basic tasks on both the computer and my iPod Touch. So far she can swipe her finger across the iPod and scroll through picture albums. When she reaches the end of an album she knows to swipe back the other way.
On the computer she doesn’t understand the concept of the pointer, but she does know that clicking the mouse “does something”. Over the weekend I put on a paint program and she realized that clicking down on the mouse and moving it was making colors on the screen. This is stuff that a primate could do but forgive me for feeling proud that my 18 month old can probably work my iPod better than you.
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Go to fisherprice.com and look for the online games. There is one called peekabo that Zack loves!! They just press the space bar and little animals pop up!! Its great for fine motor skills too!!
Thanks, Jill. We set her up with the Fisher Price games this morning. She also really enjoys watching YouTube videos of her favorite TV shows.
That picture is awesome. My oldest daughter loves drawing with her mommy’s nintendo ds and I feel proud, so I say you don’t need to be forgiven, cause I refuse to do it
Thanks, Scott. I should try to find my DS for her to play with. It seems a little more durable than my iPod Touch in the event that she decides to spike it into the ground like Terrell Owens.
You’ve got a great website, by the way.