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Please ,,,,,,,, let us not rationalize OP's crass and uncouth behavior. Her kids have access to an iPad. So what is the big deal about them using the gifted iPad with restrictions?[/quote]

It's a lot harder to explain to a 6 year old why he can not use something that was given to him specifically in any way he wants...than it is to explain that the family iPad can only be used under XYZ limitations.[/quote]

Really, it's not that hard.  We're a 1 child, 1 parent family, which means that things that would, in other households, be "family" things sometimes end up being "his" things because there's no one to share it with.

I don't have any trouble telling him "here are the rules" for using something.

If the OP is worried about her child becoming a spoiled brat, she should probably think about the fact that she seems hesitant to set limits and that it's OK for kids to have wishlists and expect people to stick to them.  Those things are going to be a far bigger predictor of "brat" behavior than the fact that her child is living in a 3 ipad house instead of a 2 ipad house.  [/quote]

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