[blparent] Technology with toddlers

[Erin Rumer]

Oh yes!  Trust me, folks don't hand-over their iPhones or other devices
loosely and consent is always necessary.  My mother-in-law for example
hardly lets my son touch her phone because she's too nervous about something
happening to it, while I have a friend who has an Otter case for hers and
isn't worried about it at all.  A lot of keeping the device protected is
having the right protective covers and cases in addition to working hard
with the child to treat the devices with gentle hands.  My son has been
handling our iPad since he was 14 months and he learned very quickly that if
he wasn't gentle with it then it had to be taken away.  A must for the ipad
is a protective sheet that you peel and place over the screen.  This sucker
works wonders as our son has drooled on it, had food get on it and he even
accidentally spilled a cup of water over it while the iPad was sitting on
the coffee table, and the device is just fine.  I'm impressed with how
strong those things can be.  Well worth the $$.

Happy Wednesday, May 15, 2013
Erin

-----Original Message-----
From: blparent [mailto:blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Jo
Elizabeth Pinto
Sent: Wednesday, May 15, 2013 9:09 AM
To: Blind Parents Mailing List
Subject: Re: [blparent] Technology with toddlers

I would be afraid that my daughter, even at five years old, would damage
someone else's Ipod or Iphone, so I would only want her to use it with the
owner's consent and direct supervision.  However, I'm thinking of getting
one of those kid-friendly tablets for her--Kulio, I think it's called.




Jo Elizabeth

Truth is tough. It will not break, like a bubble, at a touch; nay, you may
kick it about all day like a football, and it will be round and full at
evening.--Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr.
-----Original Message-----
From: Michael Babcock
Sent: Tuesday, May 14, 2013 5:00 PM
To: Blind Parents Mailing List
Subject: [blparent] Technology with toddlers

Good day,
I know that I probably have a set a few of you on list with my parenting
styles, however, it has made me think that I would really like to get the
opinion of some of you other individuals. And, I kind of liked the ring of
"technology, and toddlers", with the subject line.
My three-year-old son can pick up an iOS device and use it finding games on
it, moving applications around, and even deleting applications. Obviously,
the one thing is unable to do is install new applications, since he hasn't
figured out how to enter a password. I would like to know what you guys have
for an opinion of a three-year-old child using an iOS device such as an
iPhone, or iPad. Do you guys allow your children at such ages to use your
iOS devices? Or, do you guys wait until a little bit older? I would be very
interested to find out what exactly you guys are doing at such young age. In
addition, one thing I wanted to let you all know is if the phone dies, he
puts it on the charger. And, he is also able to turn voiceover off whenever
I use the device last. Finally, is charging the device when it dies, and
knowing how to put the charger in the hole at the bottom, tells me that his
mother allowed him to use iOS devices all a lot, when he was living with her
up in Alaska. Thoughts?

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