A Computer for Toddlers
Toddler Computerage two: “Papa, what you doing?”
me: “I’m writing.”
age two: “Oh. You witing on your pooter?”
me: “Yes, I’m writing on my computer.”
age two: “Oh. You reading on your pooter?”
me: “Yes, I’m reading on my computer, too.”
age two: “Oh. You have pictures on your pooter?”
me: “Yes, I have pictures on my computer.”
age two: “We look at them?”
me: “No, not right now, I’m working.”
age two: “Oh. You working on your pooter?”
me: “Yes, I’m almost done.”
age two: “Oh. I push buttons?”
me: “No, please don’t push any buttons.”
age two: “I want to push buttons.”
me: “Not right now, honey.”
age two: “I want to. I want pooter.”
me: “I love you. Go tell mama she wants you.”
age two: “Oh. She wants me?”
me: “I hear her thinking about you.”
age two: “Oh. She thinking bout me?”
me: “Yes, and sissy has some cool stuff in her room to show you.”
age two: “Not her room! It my room! My cool ‘tuff!”
me: “Quick! Look over there!”
age two: “You see spider?”
me: “Yes, it just ran upstairs. Go see where it’s going.”
(little feet climbing the stairs)
I go upstairs later and she’s got her Etch-a-Sketch on her lap and is concentrating really hard on it.
me: “What are you doing?”
age two: “Me witing on my pooter.”
me: “Oh. Writing?”
age two: “Yes, and weading.”
me: “Oh. You have pictures on your computer?”
age two: “Yes, me have pictures on my pooter.”
me: “We look at them?”
age two: “Not right now. Me working.”
me: “Oh. You’re working on your computer?”
age two: “Yes, I almost done.”
me: “I push buttons?”
age two: “No. You go ‘way. I busy.”
I love toddler logic. Now if we could just have one two-year-old, instead of the Jekyll and Hyde transformation (super-cool, mellow and articulate sweetheart turning into a raging wild animal that doesn’t speak english.)
Aaah… it’s all good.
