TV isn't supposed to be beneficial, but my then 11.5 month old began learning sign language from the Signing Time DVDs and then by 18 months, we'd blown through 30+ of them and she had 350+ signs. The research says kids under 2 can't learn much from TV, but I know it isn't true, at least for my kid.
I'm trying to find a CD player that is super simple for a two year old to turn on and off. Or something like it, where she can play music without having to do really anything but hit play and change out the music or whatever. Mp3 players are too hard for her to manage and the cd player we have has too many knobs, buttons, and steps.
I'm considering the LeapPad now, because wouldn't interactive digital learning possibly be superior to passive learning, like what she's doing all day right now with the TV? I'm not sure...
I'm imagining her wanting to play with the LeapPad all day instead of playing pretend with her new play kitchen and it seems like a nightmare. But if it is a TV replacement... well she's been watching the TV anyway. I don't want to make a mistake. I'm certain her independent imaginative pretend play is only a few months away.
