Definitely not, at least for us, $150 to introduce them to tech early on and get them familiar with everything that is now common place is a great move. Sure,

Definitely not, at least for us, $150 to introduce them to tech early on and get them familiar with everything that is now common place is a great move. Sure, they may break it, but they also almost break everything everyday. It additionally has the benefit of replacing all the poorly made, single function Leap/Step devices and toys. We gave our 3 year old a Fire and it's been fantastic for development and writing. Slap a sturdy case on it and we've been good so far.