My 3 year old knows how to turn on the computer, double-click on the Internet Explorer icon, then scroll down the address bar to find her own websites (nickjr.com and elmosworld) in order to play her online kids' games. Is this normal/common for a THREE year old? She's been using the computer since she was about 18 months old, when she learned how to move the mouse and click on things.
How many other parents have kids who do/did the same at about this age? Oh, and do you have any other preschool websites to recommend? She's getting bored with those two I just mentioned.
2006-09-22 19:20:35 · 17 answers · asked by catwomanmeeeeow 6 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Toddler & Preschooler
Yep. My kids were on the computer, finding things from an early age. I think it's the amount of exposure to the medium - some kids can use the TV remote and run the VCR and DVD player by this age, others can read by age of three.
Question - is she finding them by shape of word recognition, or is she actually reading? I'd promote reading as much as possible right now, give her a head start for school and life. I could read at three, and I've never regretted it.
2006-09-22 19:31:36 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well, my 16 month old knows how to get on the computer and pull up Dora the Explorer (Nick jr.com). I think how she does it is she comes in and pushes the Enter key which pulls up the internet (after it's been highlighted from the previous user ie. my husband or I) and then hits the Enter button again which pulls up bookmarks and Nick Jr. It freaked me out the first time I caught her do it, but then I just sat back and watched. It's kind of a neat trick.
2006-09-23 02:33:27 · answer #2 · answered by Sayda S 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Haha... My poor brother got suckered into the COMPUTER world at such a young age... he's 4 now and is a WHIZ at it... lol.. sometimes I believe he knows more than me... but obviously he don't but u know what I mean. He has us three (me 21, my two sisters 18, 17) to blame. Lol. But yeah this kid I babysat was 2 and he'd turn my pc on and try and move the mouse, he had some difficulty but would eventually get it.... umm... hold on i'ma check the net for the sites i used.. : I went to www.askjeeves.com and typed : where can i find kid websites? (the site was: http://www.ask.com/web?q=where+can+i+find+kid+websites%3F&qsrc=0&o=0&l=dir dont' know if it'll work? but yeah)
www.kidscom.com
http://yahooligans.yahoo.com/
http://psc.disney.go.com/abcnetworks/toondisney/index.html (www.toondisney.com)
*GOOD LUCK! Have fun! ;)
2006-09-23 02:39:40 · answer #3 · answered by sweetsuezq4u 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Its what they're doing these days - and when they get a little older they use the computer as if its an extension of themselves. I've always noted the difference between my own deliberate hand movements when using the computer and my daughter's kind of "waving around" her arms in a way that make the computer seem like its an extension of her arms and hands. I'm fine with the computer, but her generation takes computer-use to "a-whole-nother" level.
2006-09-23 05:02:15 · answer #4 · answered by WhiteLilac1 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Second, "The sponge" comment. The little one will be soon deleting your data to gain your attention for good or ill. You should backup everything you wish to have later NOW. Right NOW.
Don't ever say you weren't warned. Children don't want the world, they want to understand the world and will do whatever it takes to get that. Includes much destruction in order to understand: Be Prepared.
Computers are one thing, finding out what the plug socket in the wall does is another. Neighbors kid stuck the tongue in a plug socket to taste it. Taste, touch, smell, hear, sight. Kids will do all of them. Be Prepared.
2006-09-23 03:03:12 · answer #5 · answered by Ylyssa 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My little cousin can do the same thing, she is 4 now but has been using the computer from 2 1/2.....she goes to noggin.com and plays games there......she learned it from the Noggin channel on Dish network! my own son whom is just turning 2 knows how to go to the same website icon on the desk top....and the casino icon.....he likes to hit the space bar to play slots!!!lol
2006-09-23 02:34:38 · answer #6 · answered by buggs_snails_puppytails 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
She is just right. The schools want the kids to know their ABC's and Numbers before they start now. With her knowing how to use a computer she will be a the beginning of her class.
2006-09-23 02:33:44 · answer #7 · answered by windylake69 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Absolutely! My 3 year old could easily do that as well as load in her own discs for her games. It's a matter of remembering 'pathways', not really understanding exactly what they're doing (at least that's what it looked like). But it is awesome to watch them in action, nonetheless! One of her favorite sites for 3-8 year olds was this: http://www.tvokids.ca/ Maybe your daughter will like it too!
2006-09-23 02:35:00 · answer #8 · answered by STEVE 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Kids are wonderfull. At that age, they pick up entirely new languages with ease where as an adult, they'd have more difficulty. Kid's minds are like sponges. It's entirely normal and kudos! Your kid is adept at surfing the internet. Have her go to sites like space.com (where she can at least appreciate the pictures) or other informational web sites. Let her learn as much as she can.
2006-09-23 02:28:16 · answer #9 · answered by Jerrysberries 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
my son is 4 ans he knows how to turn on the computer go get his games and play them with out me telling him how to do it he even knows how to turn it off too.
hey it reality, kids will get to use the technology at a wonger age now a days
2006-09-23 09:59:53 · answer #10 · answered by M R 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋