If you don’t have anything in your home that is battery operated, you are a rare breed indeed. I can’t seem to find anything that doesn’t take batteries anymore, but this is usually a good thing. Things that never use to need battery power now do, but that means that there has been an improvement meant to make your life easier. Think of your home phone. At one time they drew all the power they needed from the phone line. Now that there are cordless phones, your life is much easier right?
My battery operated phones are great. You probably have one of these yourself. I can go anywhere in my house with my phone, and this is important when chasing a child around. I can even take my battery operated phone outside when needed. I don’t do this very often, but if I am expecting a phone call, and I want to take my daughter outside, I can do so without worrying about missing a call. This means we can outside more, and that is far better for her.
Even my computer is battery operated. Laptops are not new, but they are becoming more and more popular for the average computer user. It used to be that business professionals were the main buyers, at least when the first appeared, but now that wireless Internet and WIFI is more popular, more and more people are choosing battery operated computers so that they can take them with them if need be. I love that I can take mine, even though the battery life isn’t great. I keep it plugged in when at home, but love that I don’t need to if I want to leave the house.
Many of my daughter’s toys are battery operated, and even though this is expensive, it does add a new dimension to her play. Though I still love simple toys that challenge her to use her imagination, there are times when battery operated toys are better and more fun for her. The problem with this is that batteries are not cheap, and keep rechargeable batteries charged can be a challenge. As long as she loves to play with these toys, and as long as I see she is using her own imagination, I will think they are good choices. Toys are what they are. Not everything has to be educational. Sometimes, the mind just needs to roam free, even if it requires batteries.
