Academic Performance: Child, LeapPad

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Computer for Almost 5 Year Old

My daughter won’t be 5 till March of next year, but for xmas hubby and I would like to get her set up with her own computer, laptop, or tablet. My son will be turning 3, so he will be able to use a computer mouse, so I’d like to have a set up where they both can play on the computer at the same time without fighting. I have an Ipad, and hubby has tablets and a laptop for work, so I'm really just worried about getting the kids set up. Recommendations for if we should buy a computer or a laptop or just a tablet? My hubby is thinking...

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Almost 6-Year-old Wants a Nintendo DS or a Wii

My almost 6-year-old has been pleading for a Nintendo DS or the Wii, like all his cousins and some of his friends have. My mother-in-law really wants to get him one for his upcoming birthday, but my husband and I are not sure we want him to have one. We're concerned that even if we restrict his usage of it, it will be addictive and he will be less interested in his usual activities --- reading, art, t-ball, scooter riding, music, imaginative play, etc. He's the usual energetic kind of boy but we love that he has a creative and...