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Re:I introduced my 5-year-old and 2-year-old to startx and x... by mmustapic on Thursday November 04, 2021 @10:01AM (#29107295)
I don't think it makes sense to introduce them to computing till they know how to read. Otherwise they are just using an ipad, which brings almost nothing to brain development, and that explains why very young children can immediately master the UI.
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Re:I introduced my 5-year-old and 2-year-old to startx and x... by Fire-Dragon-DoL on Thursday November 04, 2021 @10:54AM (#29107954)
Try to do that with a computer. The UI of a computer is nowhere refined as a tablet. Even game consoles have UIs that presume reading. The switch has that super complex setup-controller-screen every time you boot it.

Also, the child gets bored fast if nothing happens, which is obviously ok, peaked what could learn.

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