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Is the iPad helping or harming children?

Dr Jordy Kaufman, child psychologist, he explores whether apple’s iPad helps of hinders children’s brain development.

46 children aged four to six are tested by Kaufman, he examined children’s attention and problem solving skill after using both an iPad and real toys.

Children are asked to solve problem using a wooden spoon and then also using an iPad app. The children engage in drawing, coloring and block building, both physically and on the iPad.

Using on the iPad like painting are the same to “real world” and he reveal “do not seem to adversely affect children’s attention in the short term.”

According to Kaufman’s experiment, he suggest parents to monitor their child’s iPad usage.

Written by: Doug Drinkwater August 11 2012

This news is retrieved from:  http://tabtimes.com/news/ittech-stats-research/2012/08/11/ipad-helping-or-harming-children

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