![]() We also have a VTech computer that is just a b&w screen with educational games (matching, identifying letters, letter/sound associations, counting, etc.). Also check out This might be a good website for you to set him up with on the computer to give you a few moments to tend to your twins. He plays with the Pet Pals (helps learn to recognize numbers, lower & capital letters) and Penguins of Madegascar (numbers mainly). She doesn't play with any of the cartridge games (although she's about ready to), but just uses the coloring screen option. In fact, I bought a 2nd one at a consignment sale for my daughter (~3). My son (4 1/2) has the Leapster Explorer and he loves it. ![]() It a skillset that we did not have to learn as young children but it does not mean that it won't be useful and necessary for our children's development. Technology is here and it's not going anywhere so we need to go with the flow and embrace it. For everyone that thinks 3 is too young to introduce technology, I completely disagree. I figure he's better off playing on a Leapad or a game on our iPad rather than watching TV. I also want to mention that I have 10 month old twins so sometimes I need him to just sit quietly for a bit, especially on those nights that my husband works late. However I'm unsure if this would hold his attention either or if would be a pricey toy that ends up sitting on the shelf. My thought was that a toy like the Leapad would make this more interesting for him and allow him to develop those skills. ![]() I try to get him to sit down and practice writing but as you can imagine - it does not hold his interest. While I know this is good, I think he also needs to be learning to write his name, recognize his letters and start to learn basic math (he does all of these things to a certain extent but needs more practice). Oh and we read a book - the paper kind- every night before bed. He goes to daycare 4 days a week where he plays with other kids all day. My son has great imagination, loves playing with his construction toys, trains, superheros - you name it. It seems that my question implies that my son doesn't know how to play and I don't do anything constructive with him (read, go to the library). UPDATED: Wow so not really the responses I expecting. ![]() I would love to get thoughts from other moms. I'm kind of rambling now but my questions are - are these games systems worth it? Do your kids use them? If you have an iPad, any good apps you can recommend for toddlers? Opinion of the Leapad? or Leapster? I haven't done much research on the VTech version of these game systems - Any thoughts on those? Leapfrog seems to be the more popular brand but that might be do to better marketing vs. I know there's something to idea of him having is own but still - $100 plus batteries, games and accessories seems like a lot of money for kids' toy. It seems to me that we could buy some educational apps for $2- $3. We have an iPad which is one of the reasons why we really wanted to avoid getting something like this. Which brings me to my other question/idea. I was wondering, are the Leapfrog Explorer games any better? I'm sure the graphics are better but the games themselves - do they teach more and does it take more than 2 minutes to play a game? I was thinking about getting him the new Leapad that came out but I was reading reviews and it got a lot of bad reviews on battery life and price of the games. They are too easy and I don't think they are that educational. He likes it and uses it sometimes but I think the games are kind of boring for him. He has a LeapFrog Clickstart system that he got last year which I know is outdated (it was just something that was cheap and I thought would be easy for him to use). My son is 3 1/2 and is saying that he wants a computer for Christmas.
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