/_For Parents Toddlers Go High Tech (NAPSA)—Your PC might help make important lessons compute for the imaginative mind of your toddler. That’s the word from experts who say that new types of software designed for users be- tween 1 and 5 years old can help children learn. “Toddler-friendly” keyboards can help children learn. For instance, parents can find software packages designed to work specifically with the developmental stage their child may be in. One package even comes with a “toddler-friendly” keyboard, which plugs into the PC with a USB cable. The keyboard has large, decorated buttons, a spinning wheel, color keys and a telephone receiver to help keep kids’ interest. The software and keyboard are made by Comfy EasyPC. The technology includes beginner, intermediate and advanced software that has been tailored to suit children’s motor, sensory, cognitive and social skills. For instance, the “peginner” package doesn’t re- quire toddlers to touch any keys. However, at the intermediate level, toddlers touch appropriate buttons to explore cause and ef- fect, puzzles and more. For more information, visit www.comfylandnorthamerica.com. The keyboard and software are available at www.tru.com and www.target.com.
