Netting the kiddies early

I expect my 5 1/2 month old son Tristan is going to know how to type on a computer keyboard before he’s figured out how to use a crayon. Technology will just be an average part of his life. Then, I think back to my early teens when I got my first taste of computer technology with a Commodore 64 (and I thought it was pretty cool at the time) Now, I spend my time clattering away on a shiny silver Mac keyboard and get highly annoyed when our high-speed is down.

But for tiny tots, there’s not much on the web that really interests them. Of course there’s someone out there ready to fill the gap. One of the mums in my Mommies Group discovered a site called Kneebouncers, which targets the itty bitty kiddies. It’s got great big colourful pictures that dance across the screen, it’s interactive (all it takes is for the little ones to pound on the keyboard and the characters jump into action), and it’s got music too. Tristan attests that it’s worth a look.