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Contact: Patricia Martin    
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New Product Offers Opportunity for Parents to Bond With Babies Through Technology
Mom and Entrepreneur Patrician Martin White to Launch the LapiLuv
Are you surprised or disturbed when you see a toddler with an iPhone? You shouldn’t be. Technology has become such an integral part of life in today’s society that even young children are benefiting from the latest advancements. Not only are toy-makers mimicking the latest trends in grown-up techno-gadgets, but children as young as 6 months old are benefiting from the breakthrough technologies offered by adult-marketed devices such as the iPod, iPhone, iPad, Android and Tablet PC. Mom and entrepreneur Patricia Martin White understands this concept well and has integrated it into her new educational product, LapiLuv, an apron that houses a variety of educational and developmental toys as well as places for digital devices which children just weeks old can interact with.
Although some parents worry that introducing too much technology too early can be harmful to children’s social and cognitive development, many experts in the field of educational technology disagree.  For instance, the National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education has recognized the importance of “children’s active use of technology in making decisions, technology resources in writing and drawing, and logical thinking programs to solve problems and illustrate ideas” (Couse & Chen, 2010). Speech language pathologist Sean Sweeney (2011) has also weighed in, arguing that “the recent explosion in mobile technologies is something that parents can capitalize on to further their children’s speech and language development.”
Of course, it doesn’t take an expert to realize how important technology has become in our everyday lives. Even today, technology is a must-have when navigating our careers and social lives. One can only imagine what the future will hold for our children, but there’s little doubt that technology will be even more imperative for them. LapiLuv acknowledges this reality, and gives children the opportunity to become comfortable with digital applications at an early age.
Despite the cognitive benefits of technology for young children, the issue of social development remains. Arguably, real human contact is even more integral to early childhood development, but if children are connected to the latest technological device, then they can’t be participating in actual human-to-human interaction, or can they?
Patricia Martin White has seemingly solved this dilemma as well. White’s new child development product enables children and parents to enjoy the best of both worlds—children can engage in the latest games and apps while simultaneously staying close to mom. Both mom and baby remain comfortable and connected wherever they are, and since the toys and digital devices stay secured to the apron, play is never interrupted by falling toys.
At first glance, LapiLuv appears to be just an apron, but it is actually a highly effective wearable play system designed to expose babies and toddlers to digital technology while at the same time encouraging parent-child bonding. Along with numerous hooks for attaching more traditional educational toys such as brightly colored, textured, and interactive playthings to the garment, the apron also includes places for parents to connect their iPods, iPhones, and iPads, enabling every interaction with their child to be a potentially high-tech one. By wearing the apron while playing with their little ones, parents give their children the opportunity to explore the latest technological gadgets without removing the necessary social component from playtime.
Parents interested in finding out more about this innovative new child development product can visit www.lapiluv.com.
References
Couse, L. J., & Chen, D. W. (2010). A Tablet Computer for Young Children? Exploring Its Viability for Early Childhood Education. Journal of Research on Technology in Education, 43(1), 75-98. Retrieved from EBSCOhost.
Sweeney, S. (2011). Language Development Using Mobile Technologies. Retrieved from http://mommyspeechtherapy.com/?p=1184.