Also, if you give her a computer, LEND it.

I.E: Just boot into or use a LiveDistro so that she can reboot now and have broken nothing while learning to use a keyboard and mouse.

On Mon, Feb 15, 2010 at 1:24 PM, Alan Dayley <alandd@consultpros.com> wrote:
Suggestion: Don't give her a computer.  The best form of education for
any child or adult does NOT directly involve computers.  She will have
computers pushed upon her soon enough, no need to rush it.

If you must, to keep her off your keys, just give her an old keyboard.
 Let her imagination provide the rest of the computer.

Alan

On Mon, Feb 15, 2010 at 12:59 PM, Bryan O'Neal
<boneal@cornerstonehome.com> wrote:
> I have decided to give my daughter (who is not quite a year old) her own
> laptop (an old Sony I have in the garage). I am doing this because
> 1) I am tired of her sneak attaching me when I am working on my computers
> and think if she had her own it would help quell this. So far this has
> worked for books, magazines, etc.
> 2) I am tired of working with her with flash cards and would like some
> applications designed by educational professionals.
> 3) I want her to be interested in computers as something other
> then those forbidden objects that take all of daddy's time.  Thus I want
> something a young child could learn how to use over the next few years.
> Any suggestions for distribution and applications.  - Please only
> serious suggestions - Slackware need not apply
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