iPads for kids - learning tools or lazy parenting?

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Wed, 14 Sep 2011 10:42p.m.

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Children as young as two are using iPhones and iPads to access thousands of education apps.
Children as young as two are using iPhones and iPads to access thousands of education apps.

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21 Sep 2011 10:44p.m.

Jason D wrote:

How is it lazy parenting? That's silly. It would be lazy parenting if you were replacing your child's educational outlets/options with the iPad, maybe, but as a supplement to their education it's a fantastic tool. My 2 year old son is playing with a new app on our ipad called "Push and Learn" (http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/push-and-learn/id447155719?mt=8) which looks and feels like a mechanical toy. It has a whole lot of buttons with colored pictures of animals and musical instruments and things like that, and then says the name of them when he pushes it. He's just starting to learn new words and this thing engages him like nothing else we have. He's learned about 3 new words in a week from it. This is bad... how?

16 Sep 2011 01:38p.m.

Mia wrote:

Wish my parents would buy me an ipad

16 Sep 2011 09:13a.m.

Simon wrote:

We totally let our two year old play with our Ipad... He loves it, there's matching games, number games, interactive books... all sorts.. A lot for free too! It was a BIG reason for us to get one. BUT we sit with him as well, we are very much a part of the learning still.