I found this interesting article in The Sun newspaper yesterday in their “Good Vibes” column.
This writer says that mobile phones for three-year-olds are being launched in Asia and giving his critics suspecting the tiny recipients will have a great time playing with the wrapping paper and the box, and then flush the contents down the toilet. LOL!
I never knew there’s such thing out in the market. Anyway, acoording the writer, the makers of MO1 toddler-phone say they are safe because communication can only work between the child and up to 200 best friends, whose numbers are input into the phone before it is handed to the kid.
I agreed with the writer of what’s the point of this? He gave an example of a pair of three-year-olds having a phone conversation. (And it is pretty funny :) )
“Hello. This is Ming Ming and I’m doing a great big poo.”
“Oh. Hello, Ming Ming. I like Power Rangers. i’m three and a half. I think I’ll do a poo too. Grunt! There. Done it.”
“Oh. Are you in the toilet?”
“No. I’m sitting on my Daddy’s lap. Where are you?”
“I’m in the bath.”
Haha…
Other than that, he mentioned that it is depressing to see idiot parent giving his/her child an age-inappropriate item, all the child’s classmates will demand the same thing. (I’m so agreed on this! Peer pressure.)
He gave another example of a conversation of his youngest child.
“Daddy, can I have a Mazda R-X8 convertible sports car, limited edition?”
“Of course not. You’re just a kid.”
“Not fair. JENNY’S DAD BOUGHT HER ONE. You’re so MEAN. I HATE YOU.”
To cut it short, he is concerned about how the world now, with the technology and immoral movies which are unsuitable for children could harm them.
For a tip, he found a “good parenting” technique to get over this problem through a tried-and-testing. It’s called Bribery and Corruption.
“Daddy, will you take my to see The Dark Night? Jenny’s dad took her.”
“I’d love to, sweetheart, but it’s only on for one more night and we’re too busy. You see, we have to go to the car showroom and pick up your Mazda R-X8 convertible sports car, limited edition.”
LOL! I wonder whether that really works…What if days later the kid asked, “Where is the car, daddy?” Probably not a long-term kinda solution, I guess. Or probably we can get the child a toy Mazda R-X8 and say, “There you go, my dear.” :)
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