ricky010 wrote:
I have a 3 year old as well.
You are right Mindless wasn't a right adjective to use. Playing onscreen is limited by the fact that you have a small rectangular device that is dumb and cannot do haptics cleanly as they would in future. But honestly if the implication in your argument was that if you buy an iPad kids will only use iPad 24 hours a day 7 days a week - no I am sorry your argument is incorrect.
The OP asked for iPad to buy for 2 year old - she/he never said - well imma have my kid use it all the time. Lets be reasonable and understand that others also understand how parenting is done. My objection was to merely point out that devices are useful - they help kids do whatever we do - and empower kids and hence should be used as a tool - Now does that mean that you throw the toolbox and just use one tool as jack of all traits? come on! lets be reasonable.My daughters outdoorsy - in any event - you can inculcate both things together with kids, outdoor activity and indoor learning and iPad can play a nominal role in that - it *DOESN'T* have to be 100% of their time, but do not throw the baby out of the bath water or so they say.
You're making incorrect inferences from my post. I never said no, don't use an iPad with a child. I said screen time (iPads, iPhones, televisions, gaming devices) should be limited. Limited use ≠ no use.
But, the reality is, once you give a small child something like an iPad, it becomes tempting for both child and parent not to limit things. Some parents are up to the challenge. Many are not. Lots of parents show up on these boards asking how to limit their child's iOS device use without actually taking the device away.
