bigb@lemmy.blahaj.zone 19 hours ago
My kid got an Android tablet for a 6-hour car ride for vacation. I don’t plan to use it unless we’re taking a similarly long car ride or hospital stay.
I added a 512GB micro SD card and filled it with downloaded videos from my home server. Most of the time it’s in airplane mode.
GorGor@startrek.website 18 hours ago
We got the kids tablets for long car rides too. We let them use them as a reward. PBS Kids games and Epic (books) are good compromises.
bigb@lemmy.blahaj.zone 17 hours ago
I love the PBS apps too, those will be a permanent install on our kids’ devices. I’ll check out Epic too.
Like OP, I’ll try to avoid the worst of Google Play Store and YouTube Kids for as long as possible. My oldest is still a toddler so we’re still in control of what she sees and does. It’s inevitable that they’ll encounter that stuff at school or other houses, but I hope they’ll be disinterested and watching some YouTube slop will only be a curiosity rather than an addiction/coping mechanism.
My wife and I recently rewatched an episode of the original Power Rangers series and my god was that terrible. It was my favorite show when I was 7, but at least it fostered an early love for mecha shows. ;)