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2 is too young to be doing it regularly, but once in a while is fine. It's the passivity, the two-dimensionality, setting them up with a need for constant entertainment.

Also, let's not pretend it's ok because it's educational. Everything is educational when you're 2. You get a better education making a salad chopping cucumber and carrots with a crinkle cutter than playing an iPad game.

My kids are 11 and 8.



On salad chopping vs iPad game: why not do both?

My son prepares tiramisus, sushis etc with us, and he watched the recipes on the iPad :)

Then I definitely agree on the "constant entertainment" point: I'm doing my best to ensure he knows to "do nothing" a bit each day.

Over-stimulating is something I'm very careful about!


>I'm doing my best to ensure he knows to "do nothing" a bit each day. //

Could you expand on this and be specific please?




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