I was watching Ethan start playing with the iPad. Hannah heard it turn on, and she crawled over as quick as she could to see what Ethan was doing with it. It was really funny because she basically threw herself over his legs to see what was on the screen. Then, she proceeded to “turn the page” of the iPad so that Ethan could not play anymore. (“Turn the page” is what Hannah does when she is done with something — when she is done with the iPad, she will turn it over as if it was a page in a book.)
She didn’t want her brother playing with the iPad anymore because SHE wanted to play with it! I WISH I had my camera with me for that one, it was so cute!
The iPad has been a godsend of a tool for her. We have about 5 or 6 apps that we have found that really have made Hannah focus on her cause/effect and especially her fine motor control.
We have Talking Tom Cat to thank for really getting Hannah excited about interacting. This one took awhile for her to get and understand, but now it is by far her favorite. I have to admit that her nurses and our family all like it too because we get to say things, and Talking Tom repeats them in his higher cat voice. Hannah does not seem to put two-and-two together and realize it is us saying these things. She just loves it when Talking Tom says her name and talks to her!
She has finally learned how to ‘pet’ him and tries to get him to fall down. There are white buttons on the sides that you can press to have him do certain things (play cymbals, drink milk, catch a bird, etc.). Hannah has not quite figured out which one to press to get him to do certain things, but she definitely loves when she does get him to do it. She thinks it is hysterical when Talking Tom toots!
I can now see why so many people recommend this app for kids like Hannah. It is fantastic!
It is really awesome to see Hannah WANTING to be interactive with her iPad. We probably let her play with it about an hour during the day (broken down into anywhere from 10 minute to 15 minute sessions). It also has been a godsend when having to deal with doctor appointments because we have her Wiggles and Mickey Mouse movies on there.
And the real reason Hannah loves her iPad? Ice, Ice, Baby!
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