| In this day and age of satellite TV with | | | | bit and include some educational games. |
| hundreds of channels, computers with 24 | | | | These products are available for every |
| 7 internet access and video games that | | | | age group from toddlers all the way |
| also connect to the internet it is | | | | through high school so there is no |
| difficult to get out children to take | | | | excuse for not using them. For toddlers |
| the time out to do something more | | | | you get games that will help them learn |
| constructive and educational like | | | | shapes, colors, and numbers more |
| reading a book. | | | | rapidly. I have a nephew who is only 4 |
| What we have to do is conform a little | | | | years old reading on the level of a 9 |
| with the times and make use of the | | | | year old, to me that is evidence the |
| technology to give our children tools | | | | methods work. |
| for learning that they enjoy. How do we | | | | I have used the programs with my own son |
| do that, you ask? | | | | who was struggling in school and |
| There are many companies now producing | | | | disinterested in certain subjects like |
| videos, video games, and computer games | | | | math and history for example. One of the |
| that are not only fun to the children | | | | games I used with him took the kids back |
| but are at the same time educational. I | | | | in time to Egypt and the Great Pyramids |
| am not suggesting that you only buy | | | | and made it fun to learn history and |
| educational products because if you were | | | | math at the same time. His grades shot |
| to do so your kids will rebel and then | | | | up in a matter of weeks. Is that not |
| you won't even have the technology they | | | | worth the price of a CD or DVD? It |
| like working for you. | | | | definitely was to me. |
| What we can do however is mix it up a | | | | |