| Imagine cuddling up with your small child
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| | educational. For a baby, fun usually
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| to look at a picture book together that
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| | means that the game responds in some way
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| is interactive, musical, responsive and
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| | to random keyboard presses and mouse
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| talks to you?
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| | clicks, and that the game continues in a
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| This is the experience that people are
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| | positive way even when no input is
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| having who are engaged in that relatively
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| | forthcoming from the baby. A preschooler
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| new pastime - playing computer games with
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| | will need more of a challenge or more
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| babies.
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| | educational content, but the game should
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| JumpStart's Knowledge Adventure calls it
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| | be designed to be always fun, reactive in
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| "lapware", Kiddies Games' logo is "Hop on
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| | a positive way and self-resolving when
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| the lap and tap", and Sesame Street's
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| | the child does not get the correct
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| "Baby and Me" opens with an animation of
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| | answer. At this age, it is more important
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| a baby monster hopping onto the lap of a
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| | that computer games contribute positively
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| Daddy monster to play the computer.
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| | to self-esteem, rather than
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| Playing computer games with your baby is
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| | conscientiously correcting incorrect
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| being promoted as a fun activity that a
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| | answers about educational concepts that
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| child and their caregiver can share
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| | the child will master when they're older
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| together. And rightly so, because
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| | anyway. The software is meticulous about
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| whatever the activity, physical, loving
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| | adhering to these rules.
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| closeness is an important ingredient that
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| | What types of skills are learned by
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| infants need for healthy intellectual,
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| | playing toddler computer games?
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| emotional and physical development.
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| | Obviously, computer software is not
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| Reading a bedtime story to a small eager
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| | suitable for practicing gross motor or
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| child is a tradition in many homes. As
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| | even fine motor skills. However, there
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| the children get older, this may be
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| | are many types of educational concepts
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| replaced by watching TV together. Our
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| | that computer games can help a child
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| parents' families listened to the radio
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| | master, including shapes, sounds, cause
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| together. Playing on the computer with a
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| | and effect, identifying and naming things
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| small child may become a new type of
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| | (such as objects and colors), increasing
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| family tradition. Home computers and
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| | vocabulary, language concepts, the forms
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| internet are making their way into more
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| | of letters and numbers, counting, pattern
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| and more homes. Some parents use the
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| | recognition, detail observation and word
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| computer in their work and are delighted
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| | construction. At KiddiesGames, we strive
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| to share the computer for a fun activity
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| | to offer games for small children that
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| with their kids. Other parents want to
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| | are out of the ordinary, such as foreign
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| make sure their children become computer
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| | language exposure and practicing the
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| literate. Well-designed, interactive,
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| | positions on the telephone for dialing
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| educational computer games engage small
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| | emergency. The reactiveness and
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| children as much as the television and
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| | interactiveness of computer software is,
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| are more educational than TV because they
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| | of course, superior to that of books, and
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| incite the child to interact and think,
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| | can be superior to that of toys,
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| rather than passively watch and listen.
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| | especially in the area of language.
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| These are the reasons for the increasing
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| | Infant computer games are also being
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| popularity of toddler computer software.
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| | cited as excellent resources for children
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| Although a relatively small industry,
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| | with special education needs, because
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| software for infants has been cited as
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| | such games are simple, happy,
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| being a very fast growing industry.
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| | brightly-colored, patient, controlled by
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| What type of computer software is
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| | the child and allow the child to make
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| available for babies, toddlers and
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| | things happen.
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| preschoolers? There are free games on
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| | An official recommendation from the
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| websites and there are download and CDROM
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| | American Academy of Pediatrics at is to
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| software that you can buy. Most software
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| | "Discourage television viewing for
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| for this age group is games, but computer
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| | children younger than 2 years, and
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| story books also exist. Wonderful
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| | encourage more interactive activities
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| websites that offer free games of which
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| | that will promote proper brain
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| many are suitable for preschoolers
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| | development, such as talking, playing,
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| (preschoolers are able to do directed
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| | singing, and reading together." This has
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| clicking with the mouse) are:
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| | been taken as advice to avoid exposing
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| -
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| | those young children to the computer.
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| -
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| | However, well-designed infant software
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| -
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| | actually encourages those great
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| | activities of "talking, playing, singing,
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| -
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| | and reading together". By carrying out
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| Great free sites for babies (whose skills
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| | the play activities proposed by the
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| tend to be more limited to banging the
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| | computer game, the caregiver is actually
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| keyboard) are:
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| | prompted with a framework or script for
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| -
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| | carrying out those "talking, playing,
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| -
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| | singing, and reading" activities with the
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| CDROM or download software that you buy
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| | child. Experts are now saying that while
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| is usually better than free internet
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| | computer games for infants should not
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| games. The games are usually superior
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| | replace toys and blocks and books and
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| (more graphics, more music, more involved
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| | should not be used as an electronic
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| games for older kids) and the software
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| | babysitter, that they are yet another
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| takes over the entire screen, which is
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| | valid toy resource. For example, a summer
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| more appropriate for very young children
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| | 2004 newsletter from the Hawaii State
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| who click anywhere and everywhere on the
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| | Health Department at encourages playing
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| screen. Some of the well-known producers
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| | with lapware. The emphasis is not on
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| are:
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| | acquiring measurable skills or getting
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| - Reader Rabbit software from
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| | correct answers, but is on open-ended
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| - JumpStart software from
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| | exploration on the part of the child -
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| - Fisher-Price software from
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| | which is another way of saying "having
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| - Sesame Street software from or
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| | fun". Children are programmed to learn
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| -
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| | and practice what they learned by playing
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| Computer game softwares for this age
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| | and having fun.
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| group make conscientious efforts to be
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| | Playing computer games with your small
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| suitably educational. To judge their
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| | child is not yet a family tradition.
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| effectiveness for your child, try them
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| | However, it is an enjoyable, sharing
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| out with your child. If your child finds
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| | activity that is becoming more and more
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| that it's fun, then it's probably
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| | popular.
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