Do your children a favor and get them a "real" computer with keyboard and mouse, instead of a tablet.
I've found it helps with several things. For one, I've seen children accustomed to using touch interfaces blurring the line between physical and virtual, i.e swiping at physical objects like books, photos, even walls. I've not seen this behavior with those used to non touch interfaces.
Also, learning to use a keyboard while learning the alphabet seems like a virtuous cycle, at least in my personal experiences.
And it may sound old fashioned, but making things too easy for kids makes them less independent and less willing to put in the effort required for learning.
Compare for example searching for animal pictures using voice search versus going to the search engine, typing out the term, clicking on "images"... The first is much easier and teaches instant gratification, while the second teaches perseverance and comes with a greater sense of accomplishment.
Disclaimer: purely anecdotal, take the preceding with a salt shaker...
I've found it helps with several things. For one, I've seen children accustomed to using touch interfaces blurring the line between physical and virtual, i.e swiping at physical objects like books, photos, even walls. I've not seen this behavior with those used to non touch interfaces.
Also, learning to use a keyboard while learning the alphabet seems like a virtuous cycle, at least in my personal experiences.
And it may sound old fashioned, but making things too easy for kids makes them less independent and less willing to put in the effort required for learning.
Compare for example searching for animal pictures using voice search versus going to the search engine, typing out the term, clicking on "images"... The first is much easier and teaches instant gratification, while the second teaches perseverance and comes with a greater sense of accomplishment.
Disclaimer: purely anecdotal, take the preceding with a salt shaker...