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Parents spending hundreds of pounds on high-tech educational toys for toddlers would be better off giving them an old mobile phone to play with, according to an education expert.
Lydia Plowman, Professor of Education at the University of Stirling, says parents should stop feeling pressurized into buying computerised toys for young children because they are no better than traditional methods of teaching children the basics.
Plowman recommends giving children old mobile phones to play with so they can pretend to call their friends. "Family members often change their phone every year and give their old one to their young child. That's a very good way of introducing them to technology in an authentic setting," she said.
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Posted: 2006-11-20 10:19:49
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Tried giving my son an old phone, he just threw it as far as he could!
he just wants My P990i, he has good taste
btw, he's only 17 months old.
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Posted: 2006-11-20 10:38:29
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Did'nt know you had a son PK?....thought you were free and single like me!
kids are pretty smart these days,they know what they want even at a very young age....obviously your son goes after you completely and has good taste!
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Posted: 2006-11-20 10:43:39
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Very true bro, got three kids and all are very demanding.
Tried giving a Dummy of the P910i which didn't work too
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Posted: 2006-11-20 11:10:24
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I remember seeing a kid on the train recently clutching the keypad of 6030.
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Posted: 2006-11-20 11:36:15
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may prove good, but worst if they get addicted to it(like me
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Posted: 2006-11-20 12:01:35
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Well I suppose at least you have there the next generation of Esatonians I guess!
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Posted: 2006-11-20 12:06:25
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Future members indeed, actually i was posting from my laptop yesterday and the little one started banging the keyboard trying to get his 1st post in
We may have a contender for Youngest member
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Posted: 2006-11-20 12:15:05
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My 2 year old has her own plastic mobile. She is always pretending to call people.
This message was posted from a W850i
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Posted: 2006-11-20 13:40:49
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It might be a good idea to give the little ones dummy phones,rather than toy ones...specially if they know what they want as in the case with PK's kid.
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Posted: 2006-11-20 13:43:35
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