| Children are masters of learning even when they are | | | | the basics can be taken on board in many ways, a |
| very young. Skills we take for granted all have to be | | | | laptop for children introduces more possibilities for |
| learned from scratch as babies and toddlers - walking, | | | | them to develop still further. While the laptops are |
| talking, learning how to communicate with people in | | | | obviously a far cry from those they will begin to use |
| different ways, and discovering what various things | | | | as young adults, they will still be learning how to |
| do. | | | | press buttons to make specific things happen on the |
| This is probably why a kids' learning laptop is a | | | | screen in front of them, and most of these laptops |
| popular item to buy for younger children, as it | | | | come with plenty of different tasks that can be |
| introduces them to a world they will become very | | | | performed. |
| familiar with when they are older. By coupling familiar | | | | While a play and learn laptop is chiefly designed to be |
| and well loved characters with a modern toy, such as | | | | used by children that are above three years of age, |
| a Winnie the Pooh play and learn laptop for example, | | | | younger children will also benefit from seeing their |
| children are encouraged to explore new possibilities | | | | siblings playing with it. It is said that second and |
| and ways of learning that until recently were | | | | subsequent children learn faster than the first born, |
| non-existent. | | | | so if you have more than one child you shouldn't be |
| Computers are a regular feature in most households | | | | too surprised if the younger one is drawn towards |
| nowadays, and children do tend to be drawn to | | | | the laptop far earlier than you assumed they would. |
| them. While there are some excellent websites | | | | The bright colours and attractive layout of these |
| designed for children to enjoy, they still need an adult | | | | young computers do tend to catch the youngest of |
| to help them. A laptop for kids is designed specifically | | | | eyes. |
| to be used by the child, and while parents can get | | | | While no toy can be a substitute for input from |
| involved and have fun taking part in the learning | | | | parents, relatives and friends, a play & learn |
| process together with their child, they can be safe in | | | | laptop certainly has the ability to encourage a child to |
| the knowledge that this kind of laptop is very user | | | | be pro-active in the learning process. When it comes |
| friendly. | | | | to early preparation for their first days at school, a |
| Manual dexterity skills and hand to eye co-ordination | | | | toy laptop is definitely one item you should add to |
| are generally learned at a very young age, and while | | | | your list. |