I think its pretty ridiculous to install a gadget that is supposed to make toddlers and kids play outside. In response, the new solar-powered RockingPad combines digital play with traditional playground equipment: Instead of just rocking back and forth, kids compete in balance games, play pinball together, pretend to be racecar drivers, or load a set of other games, all of which force them to move and interact while still providing a little extra entertainment. Isnt play itself already entertainment? Why provide a little extra? In theory, though the new toys would lose some of the obvious benefits of building imagination, they could actually help kids practice other skills. Integrating technology is not necessarily a bad thing, Ma says. Ya think? Its an interesting idea, and if someones going to stare at a gadget, staring at it outside with friends while exercising is clearly better than staring at it while lying in bed. If youre among friends and other people, why would you start at a gadget outside? But is it really so impossible to have fun in real life without a digital device? That would be my rhetorical question. fastcoexist/3034158/get-some-screentime-while-you-play-outside-with-this-digital-seesaw
Posted on: Thu, 14 Aug 2014 20:54:41 +0000