Like son.
Miles has a new fascination: the computer.
The best thing about having a mommy who is a teacher is that she is always finding new ideas for me to entertain Miles. Over Thanksgiving, she introduced me to an awesome website she found: Fisher-Price's Online Learning Games. It has games like Peek-a-boo for infants and toddlers. The beginner games only require that he push the keys - any keys, in any order. Each key press results in something happening on the screen, which makes him giggle. He can sit there and play for several minutes at a time, and he's learning to be gentle with it. When he gets excited, he tends to bang on things, but he is discovering that when he does that with the computer, it gets taken away. It's teaching him self-control, and cause-and-effect.
And it's adorable to watch him sitting at a tiny laptop - it's just his size.
Yes, I am a Bad Mommy. My son is 14 months old, and I am already encouraging him to play video games. Next week, we'll move on to other dangerous activities, like watching TV and climbing on tables.
Oh, wait . . .
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