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Why do they even have iPads? At least with a $100-200 laptop/chromebook they can learn things and build typing skills. Tablets are literally impossible (even for adults) to be productive on.

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This is a very weird response. iPads are breakthrough child computers. They can use them prior to typing, reading or even fully speaking. And you said it is “literally” impossible for adults to be productive — like, not just slightly challenging. There are approx 80M iPad users. It is literally impossible to take you seriously.

> They can use them prior to typing, reading or even fully speaking.

Are you trying to say that this is a good thing? Do we expect our children to be able, say, to speak English?

This is even weirder and outright nonsensical. Observing the fact that a child can use an iPad at age 2-3 does not imply anything about expectations for their speech development.

Not OP, but from my experience my son until a certain age:

He would be very rough with my laptop, even pulling out keys and trying to throw it but be very careful with ipad. I'm not sure why.

He obviously likes the iPad more than the laptop. As a kid, I would tear the keys out of mechanical keyboards all the time out of curiosity and boredom, but that didn't break them.

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