The iPad is just a tool. It depends on how you use it. My personal experience (Android Tablet user/iPod touch user) here. a) The iPod touch keeps my daughter

The iPad is just a tool. It depends on how you use it. My personal experience (Android Tablet user/iPod touch user) here. a) The iPod touch keeps my daughter occupied whilst we are waitig for food. Do I really want my 3 year old daughter getting restless in restaurant and annoying everyone else? The parameters are set such that i) iPod touch usage stops once the food arrives and ii) Drawing only (because there is no sound). It allows her to explore her creativity b) Flash cards - My 3 year old plays this on her own and learns how to spell through this c) Photo albums on the iPod touch - She proudly takes her own pictures and has a great time relating her pictures and experience to other people. IMHO, this is great way for her to open up her otherwise shy nature d) Learning the motion of writing letters and numbers even before she can hold a pencil properly e) Nursery Rhymes on the iPod touch. She loves it There are no-no of course. Some of them are a) No TV shows on the iPod touch b) No games on the iPod touch (except Angry Birds, which is for the father's entertainment) c) No pop music