“Amelia, tell the doctor what you got for your birthday.”
Amelia’s face lights up. “An iPod!” she says.
“An iPod?” Involuntarily, I’m caught up short. An iPod for a 4-year-old?
“She’s always playing with our iPhones,” the father says. “She’s gotten the hang of a few of the games. We figure it’s never too early to introduce kids to the touch screen. She’ll be that much further ahead when she starts kindergarten next year.” more»
Brian T. Maurer has practiced pediatrics as a Physician Assistant for 32 years. His "Marginal Notes" column appears periodically in the Cell2Soul Blog. The title "Marginal Notes" is taken from a quote by Henry David Thoreau: "I love a broad margin to my life."
