What Parents Need To Know About Children Applications
Kids love to play, and when that entertainment is allied to learning, the result is even better. Because of this need to combine entertainment with education, especially in the digital world, many tablet applications have been developed for children of different ages.
Made with a design full of flashy items, such as colorful drawings and easy-to-understand functions – that work or stimulate body movements performed on a daily basis, some applications are great options for educating children through a fun universe. Development in a healthy and fun way.
Knowledge of colors, forms, written and spoken language, foreign language learning, mathematics, history, geography, biology and even experimental physics and chemistry are explored in applications, which can be great allies in stimulating interest in school, in good behavior and Health and safety and personal organization.
Applications as allies of parents and education
The duration of the applications to be acquired for the children must pass through the pedagogical screen of the parents so that they can contribute to the development of the small ones in an innovative and consistent way, in which there is the stimulation to the reasoning and motor coordination.
For parents who are in doubt whether or not to buy a tablet for their child and provide them with the experiences of the various applications, the most important tip is to research the available applications and, before making the purchase, combine With the child the content to be accessed.
For applications to be allies of education it is important to maintain control. It’s not a bad thing for a child to have apps where they can watch funny videos or participate in a community of social media peers, but rules on use must be established.
One of the rules of use that parents should be aware of is the frequency and hours spent with the tablet.
Applications should be used in times when there is no alternative to another activity, avoiding anxiety, such as in waiting rooms or long journeys, and should never replace the routine of games that explore body-kinesthetic intelligence and social interaction.
Another caution you must have is with regard to the purchase of applications, which should be done exclusively by the parents. Many apps have buttons that are “catchy” by developers, these buttons allow for In-App purchases, i.e purchases made within the application, do not require a password and take advantage of a failure of the purchasing system to invoice by selling extra functions. To avoid such a problem the tablet must be configured with security restrictions.
In order to also provide protection for your iOS, then follow these instructions the Shopping Restriction In-App:
Open the Settings
Go in General
Select the “Restrictions” option
If you do not have any restrictions enabled create your password
Find “Shopping in Apps” and leave the selector blank, with the circle appearing and the dash hidden by the selector.
For those with an Android tablet, the step-by-step guide to setting up a PIN that restricts In-App purchases through Google Play is:
Open the Google Play App Store
Select “Menu” and then “Settings”
Select “Set” or “Change PIN”
Enter a PIN code and tap “OK”
Re-enter your PIN to confirm
Enable the “Use PIN for purchases” box.
Owners of Windows Phone can rest easy as children can not buy Microsoft Points without their Live ID account, password, credit card number and validation.
It is important to remember that children are not accustomed to dealing with objects of such high value. The use of tablets should be supervised by an adult to avoid the possibility of damage or loss of the object.
The use of the tablet by children is only harmful if there is abuse If taken care of with the device and its contents, children can enjoy a kind of joke that can be very smart.
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