Earlier this year I spent half an hour on a bus behind a woman and a baby this same age. She had given the baby her iphone to play with. It was kind of fascinating to observe. The girl obviously had the skill to tap and pinch and the mental development to realize that those motions made things happen but wasn't yet at the point to understand which apps made which things happen. The half hour was spent opening and closing apps over and over and getting frustrated that it wasn't doing whatever she wanted. I wonder what age children learn to identify certain colors and shapes have meanings?
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