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To: Gary Kao who wrote (76157)	3/11/1999 8:08:00 AM
From: Glenn D. Rudolph	Respond to of 186894

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To: Gary Kao who wrote (76157)	3/11/1999 9:20:00 AM
From: greenspirit	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 186894

Gary, OTOTOTOT Both my children started using a computer at 2. It will take them only a couple of weeks at that age to master the mouse. My recommendation: Set the mouse on medium with a large pointer instead of getting those kids kind. Some of the best programs at that age are: Jumpstart Pre-school Reading Rabbit 1 Candy land Franklins Reading World Cyberopolis Disney Dalmation Freddie Fish Novell's Kids bundle, which contains a great easy card maker. My kids loved making cards and drawing at that age. To echo what Fred has said, my almost 6 year old is going to a gifted public school program largely because of the computers effect on his development. He also attended a Montessori school from 2 on so I'm sure that helped a lot too. At about 4 or when he has developed well enough, the Microsoft Magic buss series is really terrific. As well as all the other Learning Company programs. "My amazing Human body" is also a real hoot that the kids he can learn a lot from. Shoot! I learn a lot playing that one. Gary, there are just so many terrific programs available now for kids it's amazing. I'm sure as soon as I click submit I'll find a few dozen more laying around I haven't even mentioned. :-) Have fun, teaching him on your lap should be the first step. Go for it! You will be amazed how quickly he learns. CAUTION: WARNING: Scratching CD's is your worst enemy! Teach him to be unbelievably careful not to smudge or scrap the shiny side. :-) Michael

To: Gary Kao who wrote (76157)	3/11/1999 7:03:00 PM
From: Fred Fahmy	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 186894

OTOTOT: Gary, <When did your son begin to know how to drive a mouse?> This is really key....once he mastered the mouse, there was no stopping him. I believe he became self-sufficient on the mouse at just under 2 yrs. He didn't take to it right away...which was fine. At first he would want to sit on my lap and have me move it for him. Then he learned to move it but not to click. Then he learned to move it and click and he was off to the races. Fortunately, my down level PC (Dell P120) had a CD-ROM which uses caddies. I always hated those darn things, but for a kid they are great!! No tray to break and he can manhandle the caddies without damaging the disks. Each disk has it's own clear caddy which allows him to pick and choose which one he wants and just stick it in the slot, like he would a VHS tape. Re: software Michael already gave you a good list. Here are some of the ones we have in the order in which he used them. All of the toddler ones are good. JumpStart and Toddler don't need the mouse (of course you can use it). Reader Rabbit is a good one to help him learn the mouse. JumpStart Toddlers Reader Rabbit for Toddlers Fisher Price Ready For School Toddler Fisher Price Ready For Preschool Sesame Street Toddlers Deluxe (3 discs) Blues Clues ABC Blues Clues Birthday Adventure (2 discs) Putt-Putt Enters The Race Freddi The Fish 2 - Haunted School House Freddi The Fish - Case Of The Missing Kelp Ready To Read With Pooh The Land Before Time Kindergarten Adventure I don't think he is giving up anything by using the PC. He would probably be watching more videos and TV (educational) if he wasn't on the PC. Hope this helps, FF