Yeah, he'll have the rest of his life to sit on his ass and tell other people how to raise their kids.
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iPad mini Got my kid an iPad Mini 32GB :-)
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Yeah, he'll have the rest of his life to sit on his ass and tell other people how to raise their kids.
I have a 2 1/2 year old, he's had 50% of the space on his mother's iPad 2 since he was 1... With the release of he iPad mini, I got a mini and gave my iPad 2 to my son (and my wife got 100% of her iPad back!). He has educational apps, "games", interactive books (Three Little Pigs and the Sesame Monster At The End of The Book series are excellent!) as well as educational videos and some entertaining ones too (Toopy & Binoo, Thomas, Chuggington, Backyardigans)... It is an amazing educational and entertainment device and an excellent tool as part of a balanced development. He has all his apps sorted in to folders, and knows what folder contains what apps, where to go for other activities, multitasking, can lock and slide to unlock and even has a 4 digit pin to gain entry... he can use that iPad better than most adults I see. The thing is, it's not unique, at parents groups and other children's programs most kids with iDevice exposure from a young age are extremely well adept with them.
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Yeah, he'll have the rest of his life to sit on his ass and tell other people how to raise their kids.
Hahaha, where's the +10 upvote button
My kid does play outside and has a physical activity regimen outside the ipad deal. I take him to the park at least 3 times per week, he rides his scooter, bike and power wheel car when possible and I make sure when he participates in activities, such as acting ball or swimming that he understands these recreational activities are very differed then when using his ipad now.[/QUOTE]
Funny how people tell you how to raise your kids.....truth is, kids sometimes dont or cant go outside....sometimes....my son is ALWAYS outside...we have a playlet, monkey bars, garden, etc....his grandparents have over 2 acres of land where he can run and play....when he comes inside and wants to use his iPad, I have no problem with it...especially when he can talk as a 5 year old at 3 years old....his writing skills are top notch.....add something constructive to conversation vs criticizing people.....
Funny how people tell you how to raise your kids.....truth is, kids sometimes dont or cant go outside....sometimes....my son is ALWAYS outside...we have a playlet, monkey bars, garden, etc....his grandparents have over 2 acres of land where he can run and play....when he comes inside and wants to use his iPad, I have no problem with it...especially when he can talk as a 5 year old at 3 years old....his writing skills are top notch.....add something constructive to conversation vs criticizing people.....
I don't have kids but I did buy my brother and sister a car when they turned 16. My nieces get anything they want. 2 of them are 14 and are 3 sport athletes in school and still love when their uncle comes to watch. I say if the kids are good and you have the means get them what you never had. People like to throw out how to raise kids because of their own insecurities.
Well, not too long ago I was unemployed, didn't have enough money to eat more than once a day, and no place to sleep.
I just hope your kid appreciates what he is getting and that he understands the value of what has been given to him. Not many other kids are so blessed with these gifts. I do find it awesome that you trust in him to be responsible.
Smart purchase on your part too because it's better than and iTouch since it cannot be misplaced that easily.
I just hope your kid appreciates what he is getting and that he understands the value of what has been given to him. Not many other kids are so blessed with these gifts. I do find it awesome that you trust in him to be responsible.
Smart purchase on your part too because it's better than and iTouch since it cannot be misplaced that easily.
Well the funny thing is that I just wanted to share me getting my kid an ipad mini because this is a techy forum, and the thread has morphed into something else
It always does. As parents, we share our love of technology with our children. Teach them how to use our iPhones and iPads with responsibility and eventually get them their own when we feel they have shown they are responsible enough to treat them with respect. Because they were introduced at a young age, they know to sit with the device, not run around with it and not to put anything other than a finger or chunky crayon-like stylus on the screen.
There will always be non parents out there telling us how to raise our children. I always say " the people with the best parenting skills have no children". The fact is a lot of schools are implementing tablets as learning tools and why not give your child a head start.
As a parent you want to give your child the opportunities you did not have. The educational apps available give children immediately feedback. For example, the old workbooks we had when I was a child did not let us know when we incorrectly answered a math problem. You had to look elsewhere in the book. Not so with the learning apps of today. These apps help keep our kids engaged in learning by making it fun. Learning should be fun.
The children today who have been exposed to technology at a young age have a head start over those who do not. I am not talking about video games but educational apps. There are so many available, many are free or cost very little. So why not take advantage of what is available today that was not 5 or 10 years ago.
Congrats to both you and your child on the iPad mini purchase. You can still use it and he can learn the concept of sharing as well.
Nothing wrong with being spoiled as long as they are taught that the world does NOT just hand you things you have to earn them, in other words they understand the word "no" without throwing a tantrum.
Always love these threads because it brings out so much jealousy in people.
Always love these threads because it brings out so much jealousy in people.
It always does...Congrats to both you and your child on the iPad mini purchase. You can still use it and he can learn the concept of sharing as well.
Thanks...yes this is the 21st. And yes another user longed out that schools are beginning to implement tablets as well. The best thing is not to pay mind to the ones who give these out of context opinions.
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Yeah, and your parents maybe didn't even get toys. Times change.
I'm sure OP knows his child better than anyone else here and if OP feels like his child is responsible enough to have an iPad, than there's no problem.
Lucky kid!
Whenever I see things like this my heart always sinks - I can't believe parents giving their children things like this.
However the more I see it and think about it, it's actually a good thing. As long as the kid deserves the reward, and has a balance of ipad to other things like playing outside I can't see the problem. Also it's great to get young kids started with computers early, we need to get some more programmers!
I sometimes wish my parents had given me more access to computers at a young age, I was rarely allowed to use the family desktop before the age of about 12. I think I would really have benefitted from some exposure to computers younger, as I am now pursuing a career/education in technology.
Whenever I see things like this my heart always sinks - I can't believe parents giving their children things like this.
However the more I see it and think about it, it's actually a good thing. As long as the kid deserves the reward, and has a balance of ipad to other things like playing outside I can't see the problem. Also it's great to get young kids started with computers early, we need to get some more programmers!
I sometimes wish my parents had given me more access to computers at a young age, I was rarely allowed to use the family desktop before the age of about 12. I think I would really have benefitted from some exposure to computers younger, as I am now pursuing a career/education in technology.
Nice. I got my son a mini as well. He loves it and he's only 16 months. But he knows how to use it
Fantastic
My 7 year old daughter has my old iPad and loves it... I love the fact kids of that age now have access to this kind of technology 
Looks like you missed the part where the kid "expected" an iPad and "expected" it to be white. Not the hallmarks of grateful in my book. In fact, that pretty much sounds like every kid these days...over coddled and entitled. They then grow up to be the 20-something douchebags who have taken over the planet.
Not saying a kid can't have an ipad. It think its great. But when they expect it, there's a problem.
Expected I meant b/c it is me who came up with the idea and I have tought him to instead of giving him a surprise he might not like, to ask him better choices before plunging into the buy.
His previous iPod touch was white, so I had asked him which color would be like.
Well, you were there and I wasn't. But the way I see things, it's best to always keep em guessing when it comes to gifts, even if you've discussed it. That's just me.
Just don't let him take it to school!
And I thought being able to play Blockdude on my calculator in middle school was cool. Being a kid now has got to be awesome.
Get a tough case! My uncle got his kids iPads too and they ALL broke the screens within 2 months
They all absolutely love it though! Lots of educational apps out there
They all absolutely love it though! Lots of educational apps out there
My 2 year old uses my iPad 1st gen with the fisher price baby proof case on it. He loves it and it gives me some alone time to study
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