FOR TODDLERS, TOY OF CHOICE IS TECH DEVICE
To me it’s a sad day for children when the news ‘hot toy’ for a 3 year old is a computer. When you chose such a high tech item for your child you are saying you WANT him/her to sit in front of a screen for . . . whatever length of time. Sit, stay, obesity. Move, play, stay fit and healthy. You pick.
“Cellphones, laptops, digital cameras and MP3 music players are among the hottest gift items this year. For preschoolers.”
“Toy makers and retailers are filling shelves with new tech devices for children ages 3 and up, and sometimes even down. They say they are catering to junior consumers who want to emulate their parents and are not satisfied with fake gadgets.”
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kristin
Said this at 12:43pm:i just did a quick search on what happens to old computers and electronic equipment when we get tired of it (which kids quickly do as we all know). these youth electronic devices are made with toxic chemicals like lead, mercury, arsenic, stuff like that. when we throw them in the trash, they go into our landfills and leach into the soil and our water. when we “recycle” them, industry insiders say 80 percent of the e-waste material is exported, and 90 percent of that material goes to china. there it gets stripped by hand for every reusable bit of plastic or metal. including lead, it seems. makes me think long and hard about buying that “laptop” shaped like barbie’s purse.
here’s the link i was looking at if you want more info: http://tinyurl.com/2hfht5