What age for child to own a kindle/tablet device?

Gra76

daisiegg wrote: »

Are all these screens not bad for little developing eyes?

I can't imagine them being any worse than sitting in front of a TV.

Our eldest is nearly 9 and has asked for a tablet for Christmas. He's been using my iPad without issues since the beginning of the year so we're considering getting him a tablet, although we haven't yet decided what to get him if we go through with the idea. Most likely it'll be one of the cheaper Android based tablets as I can't warrant the cost of another iPad.

notanewuser

Hiddenidenity wrote: »

I'm glad someone asked this.

DS started school in September, and school recommend access to computers, he has a log in on some school site and is set a 45 min piece of homework everynight.

My mum has offered to buy him a computer/tablet for this for Xmas and then of course she said she would "have" to buy the 2 year old one.

I'm still undecided I wanted to keep him from the computer world for atleast another couple of years, But it seems it's now part of the curriculum to have 4 year olds sat at computers in and out of school

The curriculum up to age 7 *should* be learning through play. Not 45 mins computer homework a night!! :mad:

notanewuser

Gra76 wrote: »

I can't imagine them being any worse than sitting in front of a TV.

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How far do you sit from an iPad compared to a TV?!

Gra76

notanewuser wrote: »

How far do you sit from an iPad compared to a TV?!

If you saw how close my kids sit to the TV (regardless of how many times I move them away) you'd understand why I put that... :rotfl:

bylromarha

notanewuser wrote: »

The curriculum up to age 7 *should* be learning through play. Not 45 mins computer homework a night!! :mad:

Really?

Phonics test aged 5/6.

SATS aged 6/7.

Learning through play is what every teacher wants to do, but cannot do as you won't get the levels that way.

notanewuser

bylromarha wrote: »

Really?

Phonics test aged 5/6.

SATS aged 6/7.

Learning through play is what every teacher wants to do, but cannot do as you won't get the levels that way.

No SATS in Wales. I don't think there's any formal testing before the age of 7.

onlyroz

notanewuser wrote: »

The curriculum up to age 7 *should* be learning through play. Not 45 mins computer homework a night!! :mad:

I'm not in disagreement. My son is 8 and he gets far more homework than I remember getting at secondary school age 12.

Soleil_lune

tom9980 wrote: »

Can you guys think carefully i know most people on this forum will be fine but a child in my partners reception class cannot hold a pencil and has barely any experience of mark making. The reason? his parents pacified him by giving him a tablet of course he cant even form a single letter of his own name.

So while i am in favor of technology it should be as an extension of not in place of, so do be careful.

Realllllly????? I find it hard to believe that 'having a tablet' would stop a child being able to write a letter of his own name.

I think the advantages - ie; the education and fun they can get from it, outweighs any disadvantages.

I am sure he would have had the same issues: tablet or not.

Janepig

notanewuser wrote: »

No SATS in Wales. I don't think there's any formal testing before the age of 7.

They test in every school year now from year 2 upwards - so a child could be aged six doing the tests. DD did three tests, English, Welsh and Maths, DS did two, Welsh and Maths. But in fairness their school did no coaching or extra homework in the run up to the tests, and if they had then my two wouldn't have done it. And at the age of six they would definitely not have been doing 45 minutes of computer homework a night.

Jx

mumps

onlyroz wrote: »

When they're old enough to look after it without breaking it or losing it.

My daughter should have had her kindle confiscated when she was 21 and broke it. As for losing things, well I might trust her when she turns 40 but at the rate she is currently improving I wouldn't put money on it.