I ran across this article today on CNN.com which describes toys and gadgets that are geared toward getting the 2 - 11 age group on the Internet.

According to Nielsen/Net Ratings Inc., an Internet research company, the number of online users in the 2-to-11 age group rose 19 percent to 15.1 million in December 2006, from 12.6 million in December 2002. The latest strategy comes as the nation's toy industry has been under pressure to bring back children bombarded with other entertainment options from iPods, cell phones and online community sites.

Is there such a thing as too young? Is watching television okay at any age, or is surfing the Internet better and therefore acceptable?

All I know, is that I was quite ticked off when Anna, just shy of two at the time, discovered the word "mouse" for that thing attached to your computer but had yet to identify the poor little animal after whom a cat is known to make chase. I know the 'age of innocence' is getting smaller and smaller, and kids are exposed to so much so early on.... but do we have to rush things on top of it all?