High-Tech Toys

01/27/2011

Are we forming children who are only capable of learning what is known, or should we try to develop creative and innovative minds?
Jean Piaget

When we visit our grandchildren, we notice that their toy boxes are filled with high-tech toys — toys that blink and blast, sing songs, recite the alphabet on touch. These toys require little or no effort on the part of the child to be stimulated. Now compare how children "play" with these toys with how they play with balls and blocks, where they need to do all the exploring and see what works best.

A great example of this can be seen in a short video from one of our new "Learning Moments CDs." If you check out this clip, you will see a 10-month-old infant learning about the limits of support by placing a ball on a platform and then carefully moving it to the edge to watch it fall. He works at this diligently on his own, without beeping noises or flashing lights to reward his effort. He is learning.

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