Taken from:
http://www.cio.com/article/701182/Why_You_Should_Not_Buy_Your_Child_an_iPad?source=CIONLE_nlt_insider_2012-03-01
The author makes a point that children should be spending time outdoors, playing basketball or soccer (etc.) and socializing rather than indoors playing on an iPad. He relates an experience from his youth of wasting a summer playing a computer game with friends - he writes: "During that summer, three of us kids spent entire days playing a game on the computer instead of shooting hoops with friends. (I can't even remember the name of the game.)"
Another point: "Let's face it, iPad isolation can lead to poor social skills at a time when kids are just learning how to interact with each other. The iPad is supposed to be a creative device but instead blunts the imagination with rigid apps that define reality and choices, as opposed to a child's boundless thinking."
I think the author is right. There needs to a good mix of activities. On rainy / snowy days, maybe some time with an iPad (or computer) might be okay for kids. The author notes that there are some great ebooks available for children (but ... the children he observed were not reading, but playing games).
http://www.cio.com/article/701182/Why_You_Should_Not_Buy_Your_Child_an_iPad?source=CIONLE_nlt_insider_2012-03-01
The author makes a point that children should be spending time outdoors, playing basketball or soccer (etc.) and socializing rather than indoors playing on an iPad. He relates an experience from his youth of wasting a summer playing a computer game with friends - he writes: "During that summer, three of us kids spent entire days playing a game on the computer instead of shooting hoops with friends. (I can't even remember the name of the game.)"
Another point: "Let's face it, iPad isolation can lead to poor social skills at a time when kids are just learning how to interact with each other. The iPad is supposed to be a creative device but instead blunts the imagination with rigid apps that define reality and choices, as opposed to a child's boundless thinking."
I think the author is right. There needs to a good mix of activities. On rainy / snowy days, maybe some time with an iPad (or computer) might be okay for kids. The author notes that there are some great ebooks available for children (but ... the children he observed were not reading, but playing games).
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