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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Neither. Get them a book.[/quote] +10 No wonder children (and adults) can't concentrate anymore. [/quote] My son saw a private speech therapist (who is well respected in her field and head of her department) for two years. For the last 9 months she used her iPad very effectively as part of his therapy. We spent the summer teaching my daughter who is in K to read. She was doing ok with the Bob books, but she really started to get it after I found her a few good phonics apps. So yea. There's that.[/quote] There's a big difference between Angry Birds and therapeutic/instructional apps. So yeah, there's that.[/quote] Yes. My son's OT commented to me that the research about the effects of electronics on developing brains and eyes is in its infancy, but that in general the consensus among OTs is that less is better.[/quote]
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