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Electroinic Toys (was LeapPad/LeapFrog thoughts wanted)
P. Tierney wrote:
I've not avoided them to the same degree that I've avoided, for example, violent toys. But I've tried to minimize them and have not had a ton of success. Others? Since I have no clue what LeapPad is, I skipped the thread, until I noticed this interesting discussion inside. Before I became a parent, my opinion on electronic toys was that they are all a bunch of noisy and useless gadgets, not in the least educational. Although I have changed it somewhat to the positive, as I have found that some electronic toys can be fun and educational, I still find many of them way too noisy. Except for the blinking lights on some, DS does not show an increased interest in them either. He does however very much like to play with the everyday things we use, like empty bottles, cookie jars, plastic cups, etc. Although spoons, pots and pans can also be very noisy :-\ I find it better to stand. So far we have managed to avoid electronic toys, even as gifts. Friends and family either know or share our opinion and try to find alternatives. -- -- Ilse mom to Olaf (07/15/2002) TTC #2 "What's the use of brains if you are a girl?" Aletta Jacobs, first Dutch woman to receive a PhD |
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Electroinic Toys (was LeapPad/LeapFrog thoughts wanted)
"Astromum" wrote: Although I have changed it somewhat to the positive, as I have found that some electronic toys can be fun and educational, I still find many of them way too noisy. And it's fairly uncommon for them to have any sort of volume control. 20%, I'd guess. P. Tierney |
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Electroinic Toys (was LeapPad/LeapFrog thoughts wanted)
P. Tierney wrote:
"Astromum" wrote: Although I have changed it somewhat to the positive, as I have found that some electronic toys can be fun and educational, I still find many of them way too noisy. And it's fairly uncommon for them to have any sort of volume control. 20%, I'd guess. And if they do, it is a switch that lets you choose between very loud and extremely loud... -- -- Ilse mom to Olaf (07/15/2002) TTC #2 "What's the use of brains if you are a girl?" Aletta Jacobs, first Dutch woman to receive a PhD |
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Electroinic Toys (was LeapPad/LeapFrog thoughts wanted)
I don't get too worked up over the electronic toy thing. The girls had one
or two electronic things when they were toddlers. One electronic thing was really cool, it had the ABC's and numbers and spoke the sounds of the letters. I don't usually buy any electronic toys and it seems that my family doesn't buy them either, so we haven't had too much trouble with it. Some toys have batteries and some we have taken them out if it becomes to annoying. Honestly though, I just buy toys that are cool and what I think they would have liked when they were smaller. I didn't worry that it wasn't educational or whatever. Everything that goes on in a babies life is educational. -- Sue mom to three girls P. Tierney wrote in message news:OmgPa.23122$OZ2.4100@rwcrnsc54... "Nan" wrote: Fwiw, I do tend to agree that not all toys need to be electronic, nor do they need to be touted as "educational", for that matter. And I tend to avoid electronic toys like the plague, in favor of the more traditional type. How successful are you (or anyone else?) at doing this? I've tried to do the same, but I still have two leapfrog products (gifts), a keyboard (which I like), sit and spin (which I asked for and received as a gift, but had no idea that it lights up and plays music), and a fair number of other little gadgets, mostly as gifts. And at my in-law's, *everything* makes tons of noise, all from toys that they bought at garage sales and the like. I've not avoided them to the same degree that I've avoided, for example, violent toys. But I've tried to minimize them and have not had a ton of success. Others? (And I've not decided on the LeapThing yet, btw. I'm still hoping to read some more messages, and perhaps look at the books, as someone here suggested.) P. Tierney |
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Electroinic Toys (was LeapPad/LeapFrog thoughts wanted)
Astromum wrote:
P. Tierney wrote: "Astromum" wrote: Although I have changed it somewhat to the positive, as I have found that some electronic toys can be fun and educational, I still find many of them way too noisy. And it's fairly uncommon for them to have any sort of volume control. 20%, I'd guess. And if they do, it is a switch that lets you choose between very loud and extremely loud... Lol, that's funny. Once, there was a little red fire truck, that he saw at a yard sale, the lady gave it to him. It had flashing lights, bells and whistles (I knew why they were getting rid of it A couple days later our very gentle Belgian Tervuren begins holwing at 3:00 a.m. I could hear sirens and bells, from what seemed far away. It didn't go away, so I went out to see, and have a talk with the dog. Anyway, it had rained during the night, and the new truck had been left out in the sandbox. The rain must have caused the switch to activate, and it wouldn't shut off and the dog wouldn't either. So I brought it into kitchen, this woke everyone else up. I tried to remove the batteries, but there was a set screw down the deepest and most narrow hole possibly imaginable. There was not a tool in all the house that would fit down that hole. I ended up taking it down to rec. room and covering it up with everything I could find. My wife was bit perturbed and son thought it was hilarious, but the dog was quiet again. We went back to bed, but I could still hear it, or at least imagined I could. The next day I made a special trip to store to buy some really narrow long screwdrivers. The batteries by then were wore down, but I removed them anyway to prevent corrosion. At least something good did come of this, a few days later he was playing with the new truck in his sandbox, improvising and making his own siren like noises. It didn't bother dog at all. Has this ever happened to anyone else, having water problems with toys or a hard time removing or replacing batteries? Dennis |
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Electroinic Toys (was LeapPad/LeapFrog thoughts wanted)
"P. Tierney" wrote in news:wbDPa.34416
$GL4.8687@rwcrnsc53: "Astromum" wrote: Although I have changed it somewhat to the positive, as I have found that some electronic toys can be fun and educational, I still find many of them way too noisy. And it's fairly uncommon for them to have any sort of volume control. 20%, I'd guess. lee's hint for the day: tape! place tape over the speaker to lower the volume on electronic toys. any type of tape will do, i use regular Scotch tape. more layers = lower volume. you may have to open some toys to get at the speaker though. lee the Boo *hates* loud anything -- It is paradoxical that many educators and parents still differentiate between a time for learning and a time for play without seeing the vital connection between them. -Leo Buscaglia, author (1924-1998) |
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