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Kids as young as 1 year olds these days already know the existence of an iPad, and most other electronic gadgets and gizmos such as the iPhone, PS2, etc. And some can even make a proper pronunciation. Ikhwan and Irfan however would normally say "Ayoh, Mama... nak main aPek" :-D 

Families going to restaurants bring their iPads to distract their kids as well as to keep them seated and well-behaved is such a normal scene lately. Yet somehow I'm not impressed. Unarguably, it shows the public that you can afford an expensive toy for your kid, when in actuality it is not a toy, but don't you think we should verbally communicate with our children more, rather than let them do it with a device? 

Rick Williams has recently reported that according to a psychology professor from Wake University, interacting with such devices cannot replace the one-on-one, face-to-face interaction with people and in fact, she says it could discourage young children from being conversational.

So, are they really good or bad? I just know it's both. Read more here. Unless, of course, the applications allowed for them are only of those educational ones.