Tablets, Smart Phones and e-Readers Are Tops for Teens; Insight & Advice from Caroline Knorr, Parenting Editor at Common Sense Media.
Your kids might be the most tech-savvy members of the family, so are you ready to help them use – or stop them from over-using – this year’s crop of promising devices?
Tech gifts are at the top of most kids wish-lists, because iPads, Kindles, and Androids are gateways to fun games, homework help, connections to friends and more. But if you don’t read all the fine print in the manual, some of the bells and whistles may catch you off guard. Take that new tablet computer your daughter can use for book reports – but also late night video chats with friends. Or the smartphone your son has to text you for a ride – but can also result in a $60 bill for playing an app with in-game purchases.