Toddler-proofing Pcs

its perfectly normal for kids to do that. they are just exploring things.I have a 2 and 1/2 year old who always messes around with the key board. One idea is to keep the computer room locked. If that is not possible, I had seen a computer game with a key board for the kids and that key board can go right on our key board. Check out the toys r us please.
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When I'm away from my computer, I lock it (Windows key, L). Then I have to enter my login password to get it to come back up. (I have Windows XP, but the other Windows versions should do it, too.) That keeps my little ones from messing anything up. You can also set your screensaver to automatically lock the computer after a certain amount of time, in case you forget to do it yourself. You can also create additional logins on the computer so your toddler can have his own login. Then he won't have access to your files at all. My children have all been quite good at the computer by age 2 or 3. They even learn to navigate to their favorite sites on the Internet (from the Favorites list) and play independently even before they can read. It's called environmental reading and is a good developmental step towards actual reading. There are some great websites you can subscribe to if you don't want to buy software. www.noggin.com and www.preschooltime.com are really good and track your child's progress and tailor the programs to them as they go. There are also free sites that are great. www.nickjr.com, www.pbs.org, www.noggin.com, www.playhousedisney.com, etc. As long as he's not on the computer so much that it is causing eye strain or attention deficit issues or keeping him from doing normal toddler things, I think it is fine.

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I cannot be of help as to a certain program to lock down the computer but my son is curious too especially when he sees us using the computer. As the others were saying, I give him some time on it. He absolutely loves fisher-price.com. There is a tab for online games and it has an infant & toddler section but my son loves the infant abc game because you can push any button and it goes through the alphabet. He plays it like 3-4 times in a row and he does end up pushing the alt button which makes the file button highlight. He has never done any damagae but sometimes it just closes the browser or just makes a menu come up over his game in which he freaks out. Please let me know if you find out about any software. Hope that helps.

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hi,
a little off the main question , but i have a suggestion for you. i bought my daughter the leap frog click start first computer...it is an actual keyboard, that you hook up to a tv...so i hooked it up to a small portable tv that we used to use for videos in the car, and made a little desk area for her so that she has her "own computer"...it has great games, a real working mouse, and actually teaches them how to use it and the keyboard...it definitely buys me time to get on my computer without her trying to touch everything. try it out...

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A little googling found Toddler Keys 0.97. It's free and you can find it at this web site:

http://www.download.com/Toddler-Keys/3000-2132_4-10305344...

I have not personally used it but it looks a lot like the mac program you were talking about. I do believe I'm going to go download it because my 14 month old has always insisted on hitting the keys. She has used more random short-cuts then I never knew exisited.

Good luck!

*update*

I downloaded the program and my little one loves it! You get to pick your own sounds and pictures so I picked a whole bunch of pictures of her. When she hits the keys, turns the mouse wheel, or clicks the mouse a picture pops up of her. When she moves the mouse around it draws with a little mulitcolored line. She thinks it is just so great! She also can't turn the computer off or open the driver doors with this program. I'd recommend it!

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