Educational?
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Why bother twisting real, plastic arms when you can play twisting games on an iPhone?
What’s the point of unpacking a board game when you can alleviate boredom instantly on an iPad?
Kids, you see, don’t need the hassle. They just want instant gratification. Yes, they’re little adults.
A study performed by child-education specialists the Michael Cohen Group, suggests that touch screens have overtaken all other forms of playful delight for kids.
The research, which examined the world of Digital Kids, shows that more than 60 percent of parents say their kids aged 12 and under play on touch screens “often.” And 38 percent apparently play “very often.”
Could it be that at least 15 percent don’t talk to their parents at all?
These figures put the gadgets ahead of mainstay toys such as dolls, action figures, puzzles, and board games. Even construction and blocks — that would mean Lego and the like — are far behind.
Welcome to the new world of play.
Michael Cohen, who led the research, … [Read more]
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