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- From: vicki@mathcs.emory.edu (Vicki Powers)
- Newsgroups: misc.kids
- Subject: tape players for a 2.5 year old
- Date: 17 Nov 1992 16:01:06 -0500
- Organization: Emory University, Dept of Math and CS
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- A couple of weeks ago, I asked for recommendations for a tape player for
- a 2.5 year old and also for tapes. Here's a summary of the responses I got.
- Thanks to everyone who replied, I'm trying to send email to everyone but it
- may take a while - I got lots of responses.
-
- There were 7 votes for the Fisher-Price player.
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- There were 3 votes for the Disney player.
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- There were 2 votes for the Sony.
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- One family got their son a Sony Sports, not specifically designed for children,
- and said it can take hard knocks.
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- Two people said that their child didn't like the Fisher-Price player because
- the buttons were hard to operate. One person complained that the door on
- their Disney player jammed several times.
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- The Disney player is for younger children, 6 months and up, and the child can
- only operate the start and stop buttons. Everything else must be done by
- an adult.
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- Several people said that the F.-P. player seems to be indestructible. Also,
- although it is rated for 3 and up, it seems lots of younger kids can operate
- it - one person said their 16 month-old can manage the buttons by herself.
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- A couple of people didn't like the built-in microphone on the F.-P. - kids
- can make loud (annoying) sounds with it. Also, one person mentioned that their
- son was able to erase tapes on the this one (it has one button recording).
-
- One person recommended buying a player that turns off automatically at the
- end of a tape, otherwise it will wear out the batteries fast.
-
- Next posting: Recommended tapes for children
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- Thanks everyone!!!!
-
- Vicki
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- Vicki Powers | When a student reads in a math book that there are no
- Emory University | absolutes, suddenly every value he's been taught is
- Dept of Math and CS | destroyed. And the next thing you know, the student
- Atlanta, GA 30322 | turns to crime and drugs. - Mel Gabler
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