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Computer for a child?? 1

Submitted by jameswing
jameswing writes "I am thinking of buying a UMPC such as an Eeepc, or wind for my son, and wanted to get input from /. He is almost 2 and really curious about our computers, and anything electronic, and I want to foster this in him, without having him on my desktop, or laptop. I also don't really like the Idea of getting one of those cheap "Learning Laptops", that have a tiny screen and are really limited. Does anybody have a one that they use with their children? How sturdy is it, will it stand up to a 2 year old? If not what are good alternatives? What are your thoughts? Suggestions?"
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  • We went through a similar thinking and I'm very very glad we did two things.

    First, we got our 1 year olds a broken standalone keyboard not connected to anything. It taught some basic keystroke concepts and gave us a way to tell them to be careful with their computer, as well as keep them engaged in imitative play while we were typing away.
    And they could beat the crap out of it without worry.

    Second, at 2 years we got a Clickstart (http://www.leapfrog.com/en/shop/special_offers/clickstart_offer.html). This

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