Psst, it's no good for baby under 2 years to watch TV. Recent research has pointed out that watching too much TV will cause development delays. No wonder Micah has speech language delays; because he watched too much Baby Einstein and TV? No doubt educational programs are educational, but they are only effective for toddler above 2 years old (when they know how to differentiate things, recognize stuff etc). What about iPad apps? No research on this yet. Perhaps few years later we will know.
After spending five days in Sendai, my visit here has finally come to an end. On my last day, I took a tour of the Kirin Beer Factory. I must say that the tour was quite informative—slightly better than the one I had at a beer factory in Malaysia. Visitors were able to touch, smell, and taste during the tour. We were served at least three different types of Kirin beer for tasting. Although the tour was short, it was uplifting. I had lunch at their restaurant, which was probably my most expensive meal during this trip to Sendai. In the afternoon, I took an Uber to Arahama Elementary School, which has now been turned into a museum. It is located on the eastern side of Sendai, an area that was hit by the tsunami following the earthquake on March 11, 2011. On that day, after the quake, the schoolchildren were evacuated to the rooftop of the building. About 27 hours later, they were all rescued. The school now exhibits the impact of the tsunami, the conditions on that day, and the aftermath...
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