Child Friendly Tablets

[The Spartan]

What type of parental control do you use for the iPad?

[dx4100]

My two year old uses my iPad all the time. It has a decent case (Marware Hybrid) and screen protector. No damage yet expect for the time I gave her my stylus and she found the exact angle (I could hardly replicate it) required to scratch the screen protector No big deal just replaced the screen protector (£30 though!)

Other than that no issues with her using it and she can fully work it on her own. Quite amazing really. I just think the ones aimed at kid are terrible. And you can by some really good cases to stop them destroying your iPad so if you can afford it why not ?

[d000hg]

I wouldn't trust the kids with an iPad type device, needs to be child friendly, and child proof!

Someone must make a child-safe case for an iPad so you can use it when they're asleep.

[al_cam]

What type of parental control do you use for the iPad?

I'm at the stage of working that out for my kids, problem is that they can access the internet so many ways - tablet, ipod, phones, laptops, desktop, WII, DS, TV.

I'm about to set up OpenDNS. Looks just the ticket - control at the router level. I'd be interested to hear any opinions on it.

[Old Hack]

I don't use any parental control, per se, other than self policing. There are search engines, which you can easily disarm, but we only let them use it with us, or the same room.

The problems we have had, are with moshi moshlings rooms, and pengiun rooms, which seem full of ne'er do wells and peados. That was when they used the laptop, and desktops to play. Luckily, it doesn't work on iPads, or didn't on iOS5, and they haven't tried it since.

[cailin maith]

My two year old uses my iPad all the time.

I'd like to get to the stage where Jnr doesn't put everything in his mouth all the time

[TestMangler]

I'd like to get to the stage where Jnr doesn't put everything in his mouth all the time

I'd like to get my Mrs to the stage where she does !!

[cailin maith]

I'd like to get my Mrs to the stage where she does !!

[SimonMac]

I'd like to get my Mrs to the stage where she does !!

Is your Mrs two years old as well? I know there is jailbait but thats a bit extreme

[The Spartan]

I don't use any parental control, per se, other than self policing. There are search engines, which you can easily disarm, but we only let them use it with us, or the same room.

The problems we have had, are with moshi moshlings rooms, and pengiun rooms, which seem full of ne'er do wells and peados. That was when they used the laptop, and desktops to play. Luckily, it doesn't work on iPads, or didn't on iOS5, and they haven't tried it since.

See that's the one thing I don't have to worry about due to the inbuilt controls in the Kurio, I agree about Club penguin and Moshi Monsters you can't let them on it without you being there.