What to look for when buying a computer for children 3-10? How can you figure the correct height of a desk when buying a desktop computer for a child of 3-10? "
The child sit in a comfortable chair. Hold a board or something flat to a child's height so forearms are horizontal when his hands are about an inch above. Measure the height of the top of the plank floor. If it's for two children, or if you want it to be useful for a child aged 3 to 7 years, make sure it has adjustable height, or you can get a little different heights chair. The right height for a 3 year old child and a child of 10 years are radically different.
And remember that children can not normally reach the ground with their feet while sitting in chairs of adult size, so make sure you have something for them to rest their feet on - or it will very uncomfortable for them, and you hear a lot of kicking (the normal reaction when blood pools in the feet).
Posted on January 28, 2010.