So, I hear, that kids today have a lot of the attention deficit disorder.
I think I know why. Hi tech baby toys.
For instance, we have a toy puppy, with many very sensitive sensors that make a noise, or play a song when touched. I assume some of it is supposed to be educational. Like the "A-B-C" song, except, babies don't really sit and listen to a song while they have the toy nearby, so...we hear, "A-B-C-D-E-F, do your ears hang low do they, I need a, nose, red nose"
And one of the worst toys I've seen is the Leapfrog Baby "Learn & Groove Alphabet Drum".
It looks like a little conga drum, so that's cool. And has English & Spanish, that's cool. But for the bad: On the A-B-C setting, it will say a letter if you hit the drum head, but if you turn the drum 90 degrees, it resets. So baby needs to sit still, hit the drum, and not move the drum, to get the full alphabet lesson. The drum head has a 5 x 8 grid of red dots that spell out letters, or flashy patterns, or symbolic patterns for singing/clapping/dancing/drumming. Really, kids are that good at symbolic reasoning at less than a year? As for the drum setting, there's plenty of samba background music, but there is no consistent sound that comes from hitting the "drum". What!!?? I think this is to teach children that their own music is not that important, and they should just listen to toys and not try to make their own music. What a horrible toy. I think tomorrow it is about time to show Mr. Grunty and Miss Squeaky the fun that can be had with wood spoons and pots & pans.