As a kid, I grew up before laptops became hugely popular, so instinctively my thought was, of course a MacBook (indeed any MacBook) is not the computer for a ki

As a kid, I grew up before laptops became hugely popular, so instinctively my thought was, of course a MacBook (indeed any MacBook) is not the computer for a kid; the Mac mini or an iMac is. The author started with a 2006 Core 2 Duo iMac inside the kitchen and he should know this. The simplest and easiest parental supervision that doesn’t involve any software is to have a desktop machine in the living room, within the peripheral vision of parents. Watching some videos that you shouldn’t be watching? Dad comes and tells you why not. Want to bring the computer to your bedroom and eschew sleep? Physically impossible. Playing a game for an hour? Dad comes and tells you it’s enough. But learning about formulas in Excel? He comes and offers to answer your questions.