How to Find a Computer Keyboard for Children
Children can learn how to use a computer keyboard even before they've mastered drinking from a cup. As children grow, they begin to master their motor skills and can accomplish more difficult tasks. They pick things up so fast and they're much more adept at learning high-tech gadgets at a young age. Computer keyboards help children develop their language and thinking skills.
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Pick a computer keyboard that is set up the same way as a normal keyboard. It doesn't do much good to teach your child how to use a keyboard that's altered.
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Look for a computer keyboard that's brightly colored. The keys should be color-coded into four categories. The letters should be one color, the numbers along the top another color, the symbols and third color and the command keys a fourth color.
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Make sure the keys are made to respond to a light, soft touch. Children can't push down as hard as adults can. Typing will be more comfortable for them if the keys respond easily.
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Consider the Googolboard Keyboard for Kids. It's exactly the same as a regular keyboard but it's color-coded and has soft-touch keys. It teaches kids to type faster. Just hook it into your household computer.
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Get your baby familiar with using a computer. The Comfy Easy PC System, for instance, is geared toward toddlers from 12 months old and up. The keyboard has large, colored buttons that are easy for toddlers to use.
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Buy Leap Frog's My First Computer for children between 3 and 6 years old. It connects to any TV and is designed just like a normal computer keyboard, minus some of the command keys. It's color coded and teaches children colors, letters, phonics, shapes, numbers, matching and counting.
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