What are your thoughts on young children playing on iPads/other electronic tablets - Page 3

tubemonkey · 08-13-2012, 06:15 PM

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Originally Posted by fjtorres

I'm as tech crazy as anybody this side of Japan but I'd go with the real crayon and a real coloring book. That way you end up with something you can pin on your office cubicle corkboard.

Screenshot + color printer = refrigerator pinup

NickyWithNook · 08-13-2012, 07:30 PM

My kids use the iPad drawing programs and still draw on paper tons too. Plenty of artwork. So much I don't know what to do with it all. I doubt many kids are only using the iPad to do art.

DarkScribe · 08-14-2012, 10:48 AM

It isn't just kids that you have to watch, it's grandparents as well.

Joke of the week in one of our local papers.

I was visiting my niece and her family last night when I asked if I could borrow a newspaper. "This is the twenty-first century, old man." she said, rather sniffily. "We don't waste money on newspapers. Here, you can borrow my iPad."

I tell you what, that blowfly never knew what hit it!"...

covfam · 08-14-2012, 12:09 PM

The ipad has been a godsend for my my 4 year old nephew , there are so many apps on there that helps him with his autism, and as a springboard from the ipad he is slowly learning how to use a laptop, and with the ipad he can communicate with others much better than he could with voice/handwritting.

LiquidGear · 08-14-2012, 12:43 PM

I will just buy my 2-year old kid play vtech electronic learning toys rather than the real iPad.... look at this one:

cool, right?

NickyWithNook · 08-14-2012, 02:42 PM

Yeah someone got one of my kids something like that for Christmas, but the apps were really expensive. Look into the price of apps PLUS the price of the tablet.

HomeInMyShoes · 08-14-2012, 02:48 PM

That wouldn't work for me. My 2-year old would say "DaDa", hand it to me, take my device and say "mine".

tubemonkey · 08-14-2012, 02:55 PM

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Originally Posted by LiquidGear

I will just buy my 2-year old kid play vtech electronic learning toys rather than the real iPad.... look at this one:

cool, right?

Yes, cool; but software is $25 a pop. Long term costs will far exceed buying a tablet and loading it with free to $0.99 to $1.99 and up apps.

VTech InnoTab: $60 + 3 x $25 game cartridges = $135
Nook Color Refurb: $129 + free root + unlimited free apps = $129
Kindle Fire Refurb: $169 + no rooting + unlimited free apps = $169
Asus Nexus 7: $199 + no rooting + unlimited free apps = $199

Wait for the new Kindle Fire to be released (probably Nov; maybe sooner) and you should be able to get a new gen one Fire in the $149 range. I paid $149 for a new Fire from Walmart last Feb. I gifted it to a family member.

Personally, I'd recommend a Kindle Fire if it can be had for $149.

LiquidGear · 08-14-2012, 02:55 PM

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Originally Posted by NickyWithNook

Yeah someone got one of my kids something like that for Christmas, but the apps were really expensive. Look into the price of apps PLUS the price of the tablet.

it's downloadable?

my wife just told me about that vtech thing and she didnt mention that it's downloadable... i thought it has built in games...

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Originally Posted by HomeInMyShoes

That wouldn't work for me. My 2-year old would say "DaDa", hand it to me, take my device and say "mine".

I can relate to this...

and i couldn't do anything whenever my kid say "mine"...

BeccaPrice · 08-14-2012, 03:01 PM

If I ever get a job, I'm thinking of getting my kids each a Nexus 7 - but then, they're 20 and 21.

Chi Cygni · 08-14-2012, 03:04 PM

aaah, just plopped on the sofa after a busy day.
As for art my little munchkin was not too keen on it as all he produced was a big blob in the middle of the paper. All the same but for color. I had to practice with him the real thing as in holding the pen and drawing on paper. OF COURSE I gave him capacitive stylus a while back but his Royal Highness refused it. Finger drawing = easy, stylus = mama, bugger off. Only recently he became involved in coloring so my office wall is filling up.
My darling sweetheart was worn out today after 1,5 hour in swimming pool and also was shooed into the garden with his bakugans or whatever they are these days. And on ipad I was asked today to read him a book about heavy building machinery, buldozers, cranes and somesuch. The big one was shooed out of the house for a beer with his colleague, little one is asleep, oh the paradise of peace and quiet now

wax crayon + ipad =

NickyWithNook · 08-14-2012, 05:29 PM

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Originally Posted by LiquidGear

it's downloadable?

my wife just told me about that vtech thing and she didnt mention that it's downloadable... i thought it has built in games...

It will come with a couple of games, but after that most of them are $25 each. None are inexpensive.

fjtorres · 08-14-2012, 06:06 PM

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Originally Posted by LiquidGear

it's downloadable?

my wife just told me about that vtech thing and she didnt mention that it's downloadable... i thought it has built in games...

Not downloadable.
Cartridge-based. $25 per cartridge.
http://www.vtechkids.com/brands/software/innotab2

It's not *bad*, but it's not the most cost-effective solution...
Just make sure whichever system you go for has the kind of apps and games you want.

charlesatan · 08-15-2012, 02:04 AM

Can't the argument be made against video games (I was raised with video game consoles and there was similar huge concerns over them at the time)?

LiquidGear · 08-15-2012, 02:07 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by fjtorres

Not downloadable.
Cartridge-based. $25 per cartridge.
http://www.vtechkids.com/brands/software/innotab2

It's not *bad*, but it's not the most cost-effective solution...
Just make sure whichever system you go for has the kind of apps and games you want.

i see... hmmm... the most expensive game that i have is the TDKR for $6.99... I think, i'll just get him a Nexus 7 on his 3rd bday.. i guess that's the cheapest branded tablet...

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08-13-2012, 07:30 PM	#32
NickyWithNook Guru Posts: 750 Karma: 3942770 Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: American living in Australia Device: Kobo Libra Colour, Kindle Fire, Kindle Pwhite (Don't use Nook anymore)	My kids use the iPad drawing programs and still draw on paper tons too. Plenty of artwork. So much I don't know what to do with it all. I doubt many kids are only using the iPad to do art.

08-14-2012, 10:48 AM	#33
DarkScribe Apprentice Curmudgeon. Posts: 427 Karma: 3286968 Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Runaway Bay, QLD, , Australia Device: Kindle DX Graphite, Touch, Paperwhite, Sony, and Nook.	It isn't just kids that you have to watch, it's grandparents as well. Joke of the week in one of our local papers. I was visiting my niece and her family last night when I asked if I could borrow a newspaper. "This is the twenty-first century, old man." she said, rather sniffily. "We don't waste money on newspapers. Here, you can borrow my iPad." I tell you what, that blowfly never knew what hit it!"...

08-14-2012, 12:09 PM	#34
covfam Addict Posts: 304 Karma: 1139862 Join Date: Dec 2010 Device: Ipod Touch,Ipad3,Kindle fire, Samsung Galaxy tab, Samsung Galaxy S3	The ipad has been a godsend for my my 4 year old nephew , there are so many apps on there that helps him with his autism, and as a springboard from the ipad he is slowly learning how to use a laptop, and with the ipad he can communicate with others much better than he could with voice/handwritting.

08-14-2012, 12:43 PM	#35
LiquidGear Zealot Posts: 102 Karma: 398208 Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: WI Device: Kindle	I will just buy my 2-year old kid play vtech electronic learning toys rather than the real iPad.... look at this one: cool, right?

08-14-2012, 02:42 PM	#36
NickyWithNook Guru Posts: 750 Karma: 3942770 Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: American living in Australia Device: Kobo Libra Colour, Kindle Fire, Kindle Pwhite (Don't use Nook anymore)	Yeah someone got one of my kids something like that for Christmas, but the apps were really expensive. Look into the price of apps PLUS the price of the tablet.

08-14-2012, 02:48 PM	#37
HomeInMyShoes Grand Sorcerer Posts: 19,226 Karma: 67780237 Join Date: Jul 2011 Device: none	That wouldn't work for me. My 2-year old would say "DaDa", hand it to me, take my device and say "mine".

08-14-2012, 03:01 PM	#40
BeccaPrice Wizard Posts: 2,146 Karma: 11174187 Join Date: Jan 2011 Device: Sony 350, K3-3G, K4SO, KPW	If I ever get a job, I'm thinking of getting my kids each a Nexus 7 - but then, they're 20 and 21.

08-14-2012, 03:04 PM	#41
Chi Cygni 秋子 permanently lurking Posts: 844 Karma: 6590735 Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Europe Device: Oasis 3, Pocketbook Era	aaah, just plopped on the sofa after a busy day. As for art my little munchkin was not too keen on it as all he produced was a big blob in the middle of the paper. All the same but for color. I had to practice with him the real thing as in holding the pen and drawing on paper. OF COURSE I gave him capacitive stylus a while back but his Royal Highness refused it. Finger drawing = easy, stylus = mama, bugger off. Only recently he became involved in coloring so my office wall is filling up. My darling sweetheart was worn out today after 1,5 hour in swimming pool and also was shooed into the garden with his bakugans or whatever they are these days. And on ipad I was asked today to read him a book about heavy building machinery, buldozers, cranes and somesuch. The big one was shooed out of the house for a beer with his colleague, little one is asleep, oh the paradise of peace and quiet now wax crayon + ipad =

08-15-2012, 02:04 AM	#44
charlesatan Addict Posts: 230 Karma: 3799024 Join Date: May 2012 Device: iPad	Can't the argument be made against video games (I was raised with video game consoles and there was similar huge concerns over them at the time)?