The iPhone has completely revolutionized telecomunications in our time. In addition to it has become the most effective tool for humans. In addition to being a hit with adults it has aslo become huge with toddlers, a tool they can understand, work and entertains them to the point where the new cry for their generation is "iPhone!"
To parents delight, this entertainment for children has created a way for parents to be in public with their kids that eases the stress of them getting fussy. Consequently, kids have just as hard of a time putting down the phone as adults do. The iPhone is now "the Toy of Choice." This has become a concern with some childhood development specialists.
Parents have been entertained by their toddlers reaction to the phone lighting up and relieved by how it distracts their child, but it turns into a more serious situation when their kid begins to only want the phone. Natasha Sykes, mother of Kelsey in Atlanta tells about her and her husbands light concern for their daughter when they found their iPhone hidden under Kelsey's bed after a six-hour search. They laughed, but were also wondering how nothing compares to the phone. "They love books," Ms. Sykes said, but the kids blocks, legos, bouncing balls and toy cars can't compete with the new technology.
Apple has made success on machines so simple and intuitive that even technologically challenged adults can figure out how to work them. It makes sense that smart children can also work the machines easily. The phone model is small 4.5 inches tall, 2.31 inches wide and weighs 4.8 ounces. It's sleek and smooth, but it's not too small for the kids with developing motor skills. All they have to do is lightly tap a picture on the screen and something happens as a result. It's wonderful for them to see.
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MOTOR SKILLS Bella Giroux-Nix, 3, has mastered her mother’s iPhone.
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TAP, TAP Brady Hotz, now 2, has been playing with his parents’ iPhones since he was 6 months; his mother, Kellie Hotz, lends hers for the 15-minute commute to school.
There are many iPhone apps that are aimed for the entertainment of such toddlers. It is easy for the kids to find their app on the phone by scrolling through the screen, tap it and playing a fun game that can please their growing mind.
Even though there are games that teach kids to spell, match shapes to names and colors parents still tend to feel a nagging guilt if these games are helpful or if the 'addiction' is or will be damaging for them, is there a time when they should take it away for good?
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