All editorializing aside about whether toddlers should watch television, yours probably does, at least a little. As a full-grown adult, I know I have trouble figuring out every button on my remote control, so imagine how confusing it must be for a 3-year-old.
Enter the iMote, the kid-friendly remote control. This programmable TV remote for preschoolers has just seven buttons: power, volume and five preset channels that you can configure. The package comes with more than 100 colorful stickers to label your kid's favorite channels, and the device is totally safe for toddlers to chew on.
Best part, Junior can't accidentally tune in something R-rated or delete the contents of your DVR while mashing buttons. He or she can just watch age-appropriate programming without smashing your universal remote to pieces.
You, of course, must decide what that is and how much is too much.
The iMote Kid Friendly Remote Control is $29.99 at ThinkGeek.com.
Andy is the president, publisher and founder of OnMilwaukee. He returned to Milwaukee in 1996 after living on the East Coast for nine years, where he wrote for The Dallas Morning News Washington Bureau and worked in the White House Office of Communications. He was also Associate Editor of The GW Hatchet, his college newspaper at The George Washington University.
Before launching OnMilwaukee.com in 1998 at age 23, he worked in public relations for two Milwaukee firms, most of the time daydreaming about starting his own publication.
Hobbies include running when he finds the time, fixing the rust on his '75 MGB, mowing the lawn at his cottage in the Northwoods, and making an annual pilgrimage to Phoenix for Brewers Spring Training.
