| Today's endless array of advanced computer | | | | introducing your children to the iPad, there are |
| electronics is truly unprecedented, and offers an | | | | many reasons for which you may want to hold |
| especially unique experience for modern children. | | | | off. Perhaps most obvious is the fact that the |
| This is perhaps the first era during which children | | | | iPad is not a cheap piece of hardware, and it also |
| can grow up from birth around technology such | | | | does not happen to be very resistant to |
| as the smart phone and advanced PDA devices. | | | | breakage, especially in the hands of a child. |
| These devices can do wonders for the | | | | Weighing in at just one pound, simply dropping the |
| imagination and are excellent learning tools, but | | | | iPad off of a low surface is enough to damage it, |
| they are also very expensive and come along | | | | sometimes even permanently. Children may view |
| with their own sets of security and privacy issues. | | | | the iPad as a toy and not realize its fragility or |
| Does your child need an iPad, or can putting | | | | how expensive it was to purchase. If you have |
| devices such as this in the hand of children cause | | | | reason to believe that your child may act |
| more harm than good? | | | | carelessly with an iPad, it is best to keep it to |
| First, there is no doubt that the iPad can act as | | | | yourself or at least invest in a high-quality case |
| one of the best modern learning devices on the | | | | for protection! |
| planet. With the constant development of new | | | | Many parents are also concerned with the |
| iPad "apps" and big name developers now jumping | | | | websites that children visit when they use the |
| on board, it is fairly certain that the iPad will | | | | internet, which is another potential issue with |
| continue to host to an excellent array of learning | | | | allowing children access to an iPad. The iPad is |
| tools for your child. Applications range from those | | | | capable of surfing the web just like any home |
| which teach children to read and count to those | | | | computer or laptop, bringing with it the same |
| offering educational simulations, such as the basics | | | | threats that one might come upon while on a |
| of cooking or growing a garden. Before touch | | | | computer such as pornography, graphic violence |
| technology, applications such as these were | | | | and chat rooms. While it is possible to block |
| practically non-existent; especially for use by | | | | children from using the Internet this way on the |
| children. | | | | iPad, it is still less than ideal to give your child |
| The iPad works in more ways than one as an | | | | unlimited access to the web. Even good children |
| excellent learning device. Children love cool | | | | can find themselves in bad neighborhoods online. |
| technology, and the iPad is arguably some of the | | | | In the end, it really comes down to you and your |
| coolest technology on the market currently. By | | | | children. If you feel as if they are careful, |
| marketing the ipad to children as a "cool" way to | | | | responsible "young adults" that are ready to |
| read (such as with ebooks) and do their | | | | experience touch technology and learn from it, |
| homework, they may jump at the chance, as | | | | then by all means take the chance of letting them |
| using the iPad for just about anything is viewed | | | | use the iPad. If you are on the other side of the |
| as fun by children. | | | | fence, it's best to hold off. |
| While it is true that these are great reasons for | | | | |