The thing is, tablets and phones are interactive, TVs normally are not. There are fantastic apps for learning on a tablet (reading, writing, counting, simple c

The thing is, tablets and phones are interactive, TVs normally are not. There are fantastic apps for learning on a tablet (reading, writing, counting, simple calculations, reading the clock, etc.) The kids love it to spend some tablet time and they benefit from it. And even if they just toy around in these virtual worlds (Tokka), it's much more creative than just watching the next episode of my little pony. On the other hand, tv shows, like aforementioned, my little pony, gives them excursions into dramatic topics: friendship, betrayal, pride, ... Even the most trivial cartoon will have some form of story telling and I think kids need story telling that they choosen freely.