Some might think that children have more opportunities than ever before in todays modern age. Some say," I am proud of the fact that my children have a healthy balance of outdoor play, hobbies and "interest" classes combined with a level of learning and experience that previously would not have been possible, with the advent of iPads, more advanced computers and the level of child-base educational websites that are out there."
The important factor in this is the control and level of encouragement that is levied by parents. If they can afford to, and a child says that they wish to start a new activity; as an example swimming; then they will find a way to enable it.
Where the parents are not in control of this situation canend up with an imbalance, and the child has extended learning and knowledge in a certain area, but is unaware and uneducated in others. For example, I saw a YouTube video about a baby whom was handed a paperback book, and had no idea what to do with it - swiping the pages and trying to zoom in, as if it were an iPad.
And I saw a parent say "My three year old daughter struggles with the concept of a mouse, instead opting to try and point/swipe the screen. We're working on that one ;)"
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