Toddlers Articles on TUAW - The Unofficial Apple Weblog

Two iOS apps meant to teach toddlers valuable lessons

by David Winograd (Jan 21st, 2011)

There is a new trend starting in interactive children's media: books that don't really tell a fully formed story, but are meant to teach a lesson. As with many new ideas, the first ones are pretty rough and may not be worth bothering with, but the potential is vast. Loris and the Runaway Ball ...

Toddler wooden puzzle roundup for the iPad

by Sang Tang (Aug 12th, 2010)

There's nothing like walking around in the middle of the night and stepping on the knob of a wooden puzzle piece. It kind of hurts. Believe me, it's happened to me on many an occasion, and it has resulted in firetruck and dinosaur-like imprints on my feet. If you're tired of stepping on puzzle ...

Considering parenthood? There's an app for that

by Dave Caolo (Jan 25th, 2010)

In just a few days, a UK couple will welcome their "iPhone baby." After three years of unsuccessful attempts at pregnancy, the couple downloaded an unnamed fertility calculator app. The mother-to-be, who wishes to remain anonymous, entered her temperature and other information daily. The app then ...

The cow says mooooo! Zoowawa, an app for toddlers and their parents

by David Winograd (Nov 22nd, 2009)

Zoowawa [US$0.99, iTunes Link] is a cute app targeted for toddlers between the ages of two and three. Your child is presented with a split screen displaying two animals. Tapping on one of the animals plays the sound that the animal makes. Each half of the screen can be swiped individually to ...

Flickr Find: Toddler+PowerBook+Sharpie+Rubbing Alcohol = No problem

by Erica Sadun (Feb 16th, 2007)

Thank you to everyone who sent in this picture of what happens when you leave a 21-month old alone with a PowerBook and a Sharpie. As the poster suggests, when your little kid gets really, really quiet, it's time to panic. Fortunately, it looks like a bit of rubbing alcohol was all it took to bring ...

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