How about you buy a cheap secondhand pc and let him learn with that (or use your lap top)


There are lots of safe sites with programmes for his age group particularly school sites and even the main TV channels.

At an even younger age I allowed my kids to use the family pc (it was secondhand so I had no worries about damage) But it paid off because even on my daughters introduction day at nursery the teachers picked up how confident she was with the school pc a confidence that as stayed with them throughout IT education.

I recall in year 2 my son's school report for IT stated his ability was above average and confident. His target was to improve his typing speed.

PC's are replaceable objects, I really don't understand why parents get so hung up about proctecting them from their children. One of the reason my home is always full of kids using my pc is not because their households dont own one, but because their parents keep them locked way like some valuble object.

I would recommend the old screens and keyboards, they are safer and stronger, less chance of them being damaged if knocked.

And checkout some of the programmes on CBB's and the like...they include maths, reading ect geared for pre-school children.

For what you would pay for the likes of leap frog, my first computer ect you could buy a secondhand pc that would last longer and be of more use.