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Every mom sometimes needs half an hour of rest to do something important or just sit in peace and quiet. And when she’s behind the wheel, it would be nice that no one moaned along the way. The easiest way is to give your kid some cartoons. But there is also something more useful.
Modern children learn to use a smartphone or tablet almost earlier than with a spoon, and they know from the cradle that there is a lot of interesting things on the Internet. Opposing progress is pointless, where better to take advantage of technology. You just need to follow the rules: make sure that the child does not sit at the tablet for too long. And at the same time – to teach children to choose useful content and take the best from the online world. Here’s how you can do it.
Listen to audio stories
You can do this in Telegram, where there are channels with classic and modern fairy tales. For example, the channel “Cosmos Storyteller” publishes new author’s and therapeutic fairy tales every day, and here you can also listen to the stories about Petson and Findus, loved by many. And the Live Fairy Tales channel introduces children to fairy tales from Scandinavia, China, Italy and other countries.
Coloring coloring pages
This is perhaps one of the main hits! Mobile coloring apps play on the plots of your favorite cartoons (for example, there are electronic coloring books based on The Fixies and Three Cats), teach letters and numbers, and even tell Bible stories. In addition, they help to cope with stress, as well as to show imagination and realize creative ideas. And this, by the way, is much more environmentally friendly than translating hundreds of sheets of paper!
Watch educational cartoons
Regular video hosting is not very suitable for this, since along with cartoons, the child also gets access to vlogs and videos that are not suitable for his age. Therefore, it is safer to use the ivi kids mobile online cinema, which contains a collection of proven educational cartoons for preschoolers. In the settings, parents can set the child’s age, and he will be able to watch only those films and stories that meet his level of perception. Of the available options, there is also protection against purchases and the ability to sort content according to the interests of the child (11 cognitive sections). What’s nice is that you can watch cartoons without access to the Internet.
Play educational games
Playing games on your phone and tablet can be useful and even replace prep school courses. Choose one where game content alternates with cognitive tasks and exercises. For example, the Skazbook game application teaches a child to think and analyze, develops emotional intelligence, helps to master arithmetic, reading, and English at the initial stage.
Learn drawing and handicrafts
Online schools (such as SkillBerry or Lil School) teach drawing, develop creativity and creative thinking. And all this without leaving your home! Modeling and design lessons for toddlers, drawing favorite cartoon characters, lettering basics for adults and children, designing animals from paper – in a word, you have every chance to turn your own apartment into a large creative workshop!