NPR reports on shopping carts with built-in TVs for your kids to watch while you shop. The story includes some comments from childcare experts about how these are likely to be unhealthy.
Link: NPR : Grocery-Cart TV for Kids of Shoppers.
Image from the manufacturer's site, www.tvkart.com.
Previously: Nightmare Store of the Future.
Totally mindboggling! I cannot understand how a whole chain of people thought this was a good idea. From the desinger to the producer and store owner to the parent...
We implement technological solutions because we can - no thinking please!
Scary stuff.
Posted by: Mathias Klang | Wednesday, August 30, 2006 at 10:53 PM
I agree. I think the comment in the NPR story to the effect that "we're raising kids attached to screens" is right on... backseat videos, cellphones for toddlers, and now this. I'm not totally against TV for kids, but there have to be some limits.
Posted by: Kevin | Thursday, August 31, 2006 at 06:59 PM
do they get cable? lol
Posted by: xdgc | Friday, October 09, 2009 at 03:14 PM