I’m very wary of technology in Marley’s toys – I think there is plenty of time for learning how to use technology. Later. First come some basic person-type things like self-esteem, social interaction, and compassion. Anyhow who argues that kids today need technology to stay with the curve aren’t grasping that kids adopt technology much faster than their parents did when learning it. I am certain marley’s going to be able to text faster than I can type at some point in the future, but why rush there? Patience, as always, is the right way to go.
Here’s an article discussing the issue. Technology companies are marketing to 3 year olds (or more accurately their weak-willed paranoid parents) – the cigarette companies paved the way and pointed out that brand loyalty starts early. Why would Leap Frog be any different than Marlboro, for example? They’re not sleeping on those mounds of money because they feel good about your child’s exposure to electronic and articfial intelligence. There’s big money in toddlers today, don’t kid yourself (pun intended).