| Development in science and technology has | | | | for entertainment, which harness a child's |
| enthralled everyone, even toddlers. | | | | energy and sharpen his reflexes for thinking |
| Traditional teaching tools and methods are | | | | and reacting. However, there are natural |
| passe or even prehistoric by the modern | | | | disadvantages, in that deviating from the |
| standards. If you ask a toddler to narrate | | | | traditional form of learning like drawing and |
| the alphabet to you, don't get shocked if the | | | | coloring books means diminishing and |
| child babbles out "A" for Apple Mac, "B" for | | | | suppressing the natural talents of the child. |
| bytes, "C" for computers. | | | | |
| | | | There is a natural proclivity in almost every |
| Burdening a kid with extra knowledge even | | | | child today to run to the computer and work. |
| when his mind is not capable of handling it | | | | There have been innumerable instances of |
| is the order of the day. Information | | | | software programs being developed by child |
| technology today is playing a vital role in | | | | geniuses. The technological boom has paved |
| making learning easier for toddlers. The term | | | | the way for an industry where the major |
| "infotainment" is perhaps more appropriate. | | | | future players learn the tricks of the trade |
| Drastic changes have come forth in the | | | | while still in diapers. No wonder that robots |
| learning process, wherein the grasping power | | | | and the likes have replaced Barbies. For |
| of the child is enhanced many times over, | | | | parents, even though it's music to the ears, |
| since learning is also fun. A toddler learns | | | | experts warn about health hazards, |
| his basics, like letters and counting, in an | | | | particularly to the eyes and brain of a child |
| interactive way. There are other games just | | | | continuously glued to the computer screen. |