Looking for a tablet for Five and Two year old kids.
Reading Story books
Learning through Sprout Online, Starfalls, abcmouse.com etc etc
Educational Apps for Kinder Garten and Grade 1-3
Light gaming (kids) apps
Some quick browsing and ocassional gaming by parents
Requirements:
We are an Android household, having three Samsung phones. Boycotting iPhone until Apple provides three buttons
Good enough performance for above activites, light multitasking.
Expandable storage is a big plus (single reason for all this confusion, otherwise iPad is an obvious choice)
Parental Control on Apps and Online Youtube/game purchase etc is a nice to have feature.
I tried one of those $150 range Kids Tablets from Best Buy, but the resolution was so inferior and overall touchscreen was pain.
So I am thinking of getting a good tablet that will keep kids busy (limited time in a day) in a productive manner.
What I like in Android is the SD card capablity and easy to move around stuff without having to bow down to Google or Samsungâs eco systems.
But Androidâ performance is a concern. It has improved in this yearâs cell phones, but the tablets are still a big question mark when compared to iPad.
I had Playbook before and it was lightening faster than current Android Tabs.
I like iPadâs performance and response. Other than that, I am not a big fan of UI or piles of Icons layout. What I donât like is, no SD card, iTunes (stupid) and restricted feel of Appleâs fortress.
Anyone has bought a tablet for kids only? Or if you are sharing yours, how you are letting them use it and which apps are good.
If not sharing your tab, did you go for Kids specialized tabs that are out there, or got iPad/Note?
my daughter has a samsung tablet (she is going to be 5 in few days) I got her a tablet when she was 4. This tablet was mine I got a new one and gave mine to her.
She cannot download apps, so I do that for her.
Too much of anything is not good keep it in control, the educational apps can be very beneficial for kids let them play with those for sometime during the day , you will see how much will they learn while having fun.
I did not buy any specific gadget for my boy, he gets to use our tablet or we play stuff for him on TV for a designated time. They get addicted to it so you have to set very clear limits and be consistent.
I was in the same spot when my little one turned 3. I'm all android but my wife is an apple hugger. I finally settled on getting her the ipad mini for a few reasons. Its easy for toddlers to hold it. Apple had at that time, more kid friendly apps than android.
Its been a year since I bought the tablet I'm glad I did. We only allow use 2 hours before bedtime and allow to watch Curious George, Caillou and other decent programs (No Spongebob! AbcMouse app is also great.
I just think the ipad is more child friendly and a lot of schools use them in schools.
I stuck to my rule of no pc until absolutely necessary and I've yet to regret my decision.
Yes...there are educational apps available. But the same education can be provided without the use of such devices and by spending personal time with your child.
uffoh, all of you nice people are making me look like such a bad father :(
I hate you all
We all have a laptop each (littlest one has a chromebook) and a tablet each :(, I have no idea how that happened, but ab kee karaaN
yes but unlike the majority, you guys actually go out of your way to spend time with the girls.
the vast majority do not and use devices as "time-savers" or "babysitters" all the while consoling themselves that the apps are "educational"
how many times have you seen an unruly child at a gathering that is getting in the way of the mother or father's socializing and is then placated with a device?
this is how it begins......
Hereâs Why Steve Jobs Didnât Let His Kids Use iPads and Why You Shouldnât Either - See more at: Here
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If you fall within the Gen-Y era like us, chances are youâve given a bunch of thought as to how you would raise your own children in this day and age (assuming you donât have children already). Especially with technology, so much has changed since our childhoods in the 90s. Hereâs one question: Would you introduce the technological wonder/heroin that is the iPod and iPad to your kids?
Steve Jobs wouldnât, and for good reason too.
In a Sunday article, New York Times reporter Nick Bilton said he once assumingly asked Jobs, âSo your kids must love the iPad?â
Jobs responded:
âThey havenât used it. We limit how much technology our kids use at home.â
Especially in Silicon Valley, there is actually a trend of tech execs and engineers who shield their kids from technology. They even send their kids to non-tech schools like the Waldorf School in Los Altos, where computers arenât found anywhere because they only focus on hands-on learning.
There is a quote that was highlighted in The Times by Chris Anderson, CEO of 3D Robotics and a father of five. He explains what drives those who work in tech to keep it from their kids.
âMy kids accuse me and my wife of being fascists and overly concerned about tech, and they say that none of their friends have the same rules⌠Thatâs because we have seen the dangers of technology firsthand. Iâve seen it in myself, I donât want to see that happen to my kids.â
If our current addictions to our iPhones and other tech is any indication, we may be setting up our children for incomplete, handicapped lives devoid of imagination, creativity and wonder when we hook them onto technology at an early age. We were the last generation to play outside precisely because we didnât have smartphones and laptops. We learned from movement, hands-on interaction, and we absorbed information through books and socialization with other humans as opposed to a Google search.
Learning in different ways has helped us become more well-rounded individuals â so, should we be more worried that we are robbing our children of the ability to Snapchat and play âCandy Crushâ all day if we donât hand them a smartphone, or should we more worried that we would be robbing them of a healthier, less dependent development if we do hand them a smartphone? I think Steve Jobs had it right in regard to his kids.
So the next time you think about how you will raise your kids, you may want to (highly) consider not giving them whatever fancy tech weâll have while they are growing up. Play outside with them and surround them with nature; they might hate you, but they will absolutely thank you for it later, because Iâm willing to bet thatâs exactly how many of us feel about it now that we are older.
