In this day and age certain resources that we used to use are now being replaced by other resources. In this case I am talking about books. When I was a kid I used to love reading books with my mom. I loved being able to flip the pages and put things out. Are e-books a good replacement for the physical book, espceially when it comes to children?
I see so many little kids playing on their parents i-Pads and it makes me wonder, how are kids developing certain skills if they are always glued to a screen? This has also raised the question, will the actually physical copies of books be diminished when I have kids in 5 years or so?
As technology becomes more and more part of our everyday lives, have we forgotten that there are actual physical copies of things? I personally don't use e-books and I feel as if little kids shouldn't either. They need that hands on activity with interacting with a book. They want that hand on interaction. When teaching at a preschool I found that many kids love the ideas of being able to hold a book. That is very different than holding an electronic device. Parents thees days just think, "Hey I'll throw them in front of a screen so I can get my work done." Why not just put your kid in front of a book and see what happens?
We need to not forget that the physical copies of books can create interaction for young kids as well as interaction between a parent and their child.
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