Don’t feel guilty about giving kids tech

The whole point of tech for kids is to keep them quiet, so a tantrum-causing bug in an £8-a-month app causes equal anger for this particular parent

When I was growing up in Canada, tablets and smartphones didn’t exist, so I spent much of the time staring out of the window on our 12-hour drives from Calgary to Vancouver to visit family. To be clear, this isn’t a complaint: the views through the mountains and valleys are tremendous, and I have always been very good alone with my thoughts. Had iPads existed, would my parents have turned to technology to keep my sisters and me entertained? Yes, I imagine so, though annoyingly the cheapos probably would have shared one between the three of us, sparking untold arguments. Last month, with a toddler of our own on an eight-hour flight, we didn’t hesitate: we dug out and charged up our iPad, sought out a few babyfriendly games, and downloaded hours…

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