[blparent] ipad mini and kids

[Kate McEachern]

Hi,
I don't remember how old your son is but, my ten year-old has an Ipad
2 and she loves it.  I will sugest you get a good case though if your
son is young.  Personly, I feel the Ipad minny is over-priced, and
would vote for seeing if you may want to get a referbished Ipad 2.
But in the end it is up to you.
There are a lot of Aps for preschoolers, and my daughter has had a few
educational apts at times.  So I don't know if I answered your
question but that's my thoughts.
Hope this helps.
Kate

On 3/11/13, Shannan Zinck <shannanzinck at gmail.com> wrote:
> Curious what everyone thinks about the ipad mini. I've looked at so many
> tablets lately my head hurts. I had originally thought of getting a cheaper
> android based tab for my son but, in Canada some of the apps are
> restricted. with the ipad there are no such restrictions. My son REALLY
> wants an ipad. We have 2 autistic kids at our church and they both have one
> and all the kids are around them constantly. I wouldn't even bother with
> this one except I see benefit to him having a tab. He NEVER does things
> like puzzles, or problem solving activities. However when he uses someone's
> smart phone or ipad he is pro at them. I even watched him do a few puzzles
> on a phone the other day. It was inspiring. The ipad is certainly more
> pricey but, if I compare that to the cost of cartridges for a kid tab like
> innotab or leappad i wonder how much more it really would be. Selection is
> huge as well as I know apple has a lot to offer in apps. I can see well
> enough to operate one. We certainly can't afford one unless we start saving
> now and buy at Christmas. LOL Anyway wondering about this thought. Also
> keep in mind we are homeschooling so educationally it may help things along
> as well. At least I think it would. I just don't know about spending so
> much on a small device like that. It seems weird. I spent way less on his
> full set of drums.
>
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> Shannan Zinck
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