How young is too young for Ipod Touch

krist282 · January 2012

We are thinking of getting our kids an Ipod Touch and DSi for their March birthdays. My son will be turning 6, my daughter will be turning 4. In theory, we will get one one of the gifts, and get the other the other gift, then they will share. Seems crazy, but times have changed, right????????????

caitlinsmom · January 2012

We just got one for my 11 yr old, my almost 7 year old might get one next Christmas,

I just don't think a 4 year old is responsible enough for that expensive of a "toy".

krist282 · January 2012

Thanks for your input. I tend to agree with you...looking into the leappad version, but it isn't cheap as far as true toys go and i feel they will outgrow it fairly soon, interest-wise...

Thanks again

JellymanKelly · January 2012

My DS got his iPod touch for his birthday in April and a Kindle Fire for Christmas. He's not a responsible kid, but with a protective case, and doing our best to make sure he doesn't lose it, his iPod is still in good working order.

JCS2007 · January 2012

My son is about to turn 5, and based on how he handles my iphone, I would be comfortable with an ipod touch for him. He would just need supervision to be sure he keeps it in one location, and limits on how much he uses it. That said, we are getting him a nintendo ds for his birthday, with the same supervision I just mentioned. I think it all depends on the kid and how closely you plan to monitor. I doubt my younger son will be as responsible as his brother is.

JellymanKelly · January 2012

Oh, and he's 5.

Lisa102304 · January 2012

IMO, depends on the kid. My DD has had one for about a year (right before she turned 5) and we have had zero issues. She knows how to charge it, handle it and the expectations. She has had no problems following the rules with it. She knows how easily it can break and she honestly treats it better than I treat my iPhone.

She is not perfect, sometimes it gets lot in the mess of her room, sometimes it runs out of charge because she forgets to plug it in. But she knows this is HER responsibility.... So it honestly does not happen often.

I have it set so she can't delete apps and she does NOT know the password so she cannot buy anything. No way is she ready for that - not a chance!

shouldbworkin · January 2012

DD has been playing with mine since she was 3. She can handle it, but it's not hers. And, if it was, I'm sure it would be lost by now. I think 6 is a good age for a DS or a touch b/c they can be responsible, but I think 4 is a little young. I think a "house" touch/handheld game system is a better idea at that age.

patty78 · January 2012

I got my 4 year old an itouch, she was playing with my iphone so much I never had it. I am the one that keeps track of it though. If you have an iphone theres an app that you can put on your phone that will make the itouch make noises so you can find it:)

Littlejen22 · January 2012

To me a DSi is more expensive once you add a few games and it is probably more fragile than a Touch. I know some think I am nuts but my Mom got my 5 and 3yos them for Christmas but they do not take them out of the house without us knowing (so far at least) and put them back in the same place 95% of the time, they have FaceTime on them so we can call them if we cannot find them like today when DH brought them to my Mom's house and DD was responsible enough to put it back in my purse when she was done but DH and I did not know so we were looking for it.

FWIW I would get them both the same game, either a Touch or DSi but not one for each, I do not see sharing happening, instead I see a ton of fighting in your future. And DSi games would probably be different for those ages. I personally prefer the Touch b/c you can download a ton of free games and some upgrades to $1.99 games one time and they both them the game instead of paying $20-40 each game. Oh, and DD loves the BOB Books app.

monchichi · January 2012

My older 2 have been playing with my old iPod touch for the last year with zero problems. So, since they were 4 &3.

evaazalea · January 2012

patty78:
I got my 4 year old an itouch, she was playing with my iphone so much I never had it. I am the one that keeps track of it though. If you have an iphone theres an app that you can put on your phone that will make the itouch make noises so you can find it:)

Ok, I must know the name of this app! My DS has had his touch since he was 2 or 3, he wasn't really your typical 2 or 3 year old though, I realize this now after being around other toddlers. It has gotten lost but always in the house and he is very responsible with it.

kcisthebombdotcom · January 2012

This post makes me realize I am so screwed when my kids are older.

We have very limited technology in our house. I wouldnt even know what an ipod touch is if I saw one. LOL. We have one outdated cell phone that cant even take pictures, a computer, and nothing else. My kids play with mostly wooden toys and we own no video game systems. I dread the days when they start asking me for this stuff.

I'm going to back out of this post with my hands over my eyes now.

JOEBunny · January 2012

My kids are 5 and 2 and they got kindle fires for Christmas. We have been happy with them. We can use them to read and also have the kindle app for my iphone. The kids love all the games and they are much cheaper, often free, than the leap pad ones. The only thing is that they have to use them while sitting down, but even my little guy gets that. He is tracing letters on it right now sitting next to me. It will grow with them, unlike the leap pad. They can also watch TV on it through netflix and some other apps where there is wifi. It is a life saver in the doctors offices and when traveling too. You can also buy two, but only have to buy the games once.

Angela814 · January 2012

TysMomPlusOne:
patty78:
I got my 4 year old an itouch, she was playing with my iphone so much I never had it. I am the one that keeps track of it though. If you have an iphone theres an app that you can put on your phone that will make the itouch make noises so you can find it:)

Ok, I must know the name of this app! My DS has had his touch since he was 2 or 3, he wasn't really your typical 2 or 3 year old though, I realize this now after being around other toddlers. It has gotten lost but always in the house and he is very responsible with it.

I have the "Find iPhone" app on my phone. DH put it on for me, although I don't really know how it works. That may be the one you're looking for.

DH gave DD1 his old iPhone a couple months ago. She's been very responsible with it, but we do remind her often to be careful where she puts it.

Brewster · January 2012

My 5 year old has one. I am debating getting my daughter a used one for her 3rd bday b/c she is on my ipad ALL the time. We've had no probs here.

Chapter79 · January 2012

My daughter will be 6 in March, and she's had one for over a year.
It wasn't new, though - we gave her our old one when we got iPhones (and an iPad). We had no use for it anymore. Deleted our stuff from it, and she probably has 100 apps (games) on there for her. She even asked for a gift card for Christmas (iTunes) so she could buy a few games she liked

She handles it REALLY really well and we've had NO issues. I take care of the buying/password stuff. But she knows how to charge it. She knows it's expensive and knows she needs to be careful with it. I actually think it helped teach her responsibility for items.. and it occupies her with lots of educational games (and some plain old fun ones).

Vrbka · January 2012

My 3 year old has an iPod and has since he was 2 1/2 he is great with it! He is on my iPad all he time! Both my boys have the leap pads as well!

jlw2505 · January 2012

My ILs got my girls ipod touches a year ago for Hanukkah so they were 4 1/2 and almost 3. I thought it was too much for my 3 year old but it was perfect timing for my 4 1/2 year old. We limit the use a lot and they have both done great with it - no issues at all. They are not toys that are played with all the time. We have them out so we can use them for music in the house (we loaded a ton of their CD's and some other stuff on them), we have movies loaded so they can watch on our long road trips and from we sometimes bring them to dinner or the doc appointments when we know it will be a long wait. Using them is really something they need to earn.

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