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A plea to parents purchasing iPad Apps for children: Stop buying apps that do stuff like this. If you see that an app has a $99 in-app berry purchase, don't d
by mpstx 15y ago
A plea to parents purchasing iPad Apps for children:
Stop buying apps that do stuff like this.
If you see that an app has a $99 in-app berry purchase, don't download or buy it.
If you see that an app encourages children to poke and sling animals and destroy things, don't buy it.
Do a small bit of research to see if the app was designed with your child's age in mind. Buy apps from trusted sources like http://tocaboca.com/ http://tocaboca.com/ , http://piikeastreet.com http://piikeastreet.com (disclosure:that's me), http://www.duckduckmoosedesign.com/ http://www.duckduckmoosedesign.com/ , etc.
If you buy more of the good stuff, there will be more good stuff to buy!
- gbhn 15y agoThanks! I've been a bit frustrated at the difficulty in finding good engaging games for young kids. My son is older and there's quite a bit he enjoys -- puzzles, world-building, etc. For my daughter, who's younger, there seems precious little.
- mpstx 15y agoTotally sympathize. It can indeed be frustrating. The top lists aren't exactly structured to facilitate finding the best apps for a kid given their current developmental stage. You can google some resources and lists online, find some curated marketplaces that are making lists of apps appropriate for building certain skills, and appropriate for certain ages, but it's all an extra step outside the extreme convenience of the on-device app store.