Nexus 7 vs. Vinyl Floor

[Syrous44]

Accidents happen. If you can trust your child no matter the age and properly supervise them with your gadgets what is wrong with that. But i have been their before i had to replace a shattered screen on my BB years back.

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[sniffs]

Yet again Earth's gravitational pull has won and got a baby to do its dirty work.

90% of the time, Gravity wins every time..

 

[kekogee]

I will admit that i dropped my nexus 7. The whole screen is cracked. From another thread i read someone filed a claim through their Amex card. So, I am trying that as well. Very disappointed how this tablet broke so easily. I guess its not gorilla glass?????

 

[abetsi]

Yep, that's why my 11 and 8 year old kids have their own laptops, smartphones and Kindle fires. Daddy does not share well with others.

Parenting. You're doing it wrong.

 

[vidroid]

OP - that picture is painful, especially given that it was brand new. Hope you can get a decent repair.

My 14 yo has a 1st gen iPad that looks exactly like that - many huge cracks ALL over the screen. Actually hers is worse as even the frame is dented in a couple of places and separated from the screen edge. She's dropped it a few times and so have her friends. But, amazingly enough, it still works flawlessly! Go figure. I guess they don't make 'em like they used to in the good old days.

 

[Guineaa]

I will admit that i dropped my nexus 7. The whole screen is cracked. From another thread i read someone filed a claim through their Amex card. So, I am trying that as well. Very disappointed how this tablet broke so easily. I guess its not gorilla glass?????

Not gorilla glass, but made by Corning.

 

[tedweller2349]

Highly recommend getting a Square Trade warranty with ADH (Accidental Damage and Handling). I got mine for $39.99 for 2 years.

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[DestinedtoGame]

I don't know, maybe I am in the miniroty here, but I don't believe kids should be over exposed to electronics at an early age. Especially owning their own before they are even fully cognitivily developed. (Which according to many sources is 10)

I don't have kids as of yet and when I do, I will still not them own their own or use mine until they are at least 12. Teaching respect and responibility is one thing but letting them use electronics too much or own their own is another. I don't think its right. Give them a book, send them outside, give them Play Dough and Legos, for crying out loud. While I think that electronics are wonderful and amazing, it still inhibits the development of their imaginationand studies show it shortens their attention span greatly.

Wanna teach them responsibility get them a gold fish.

 

[Downtown Taco]

I don't know, maybe I am in the miniroty here, but I don't believe kids should be over exposed to electronics at an early age. Especially owning their own before they are even fully cognitivily developed. (Which according to many sources is 10)

I don't have kids as of yet and when I do, I will still not them own their own or use mine until they are at least 12. Teaching respect and responibility is one thing but letting them use electronics too much or own their own is another. I don't think its right. Give them a book, send them outside, give them Play Dough and Legos, for crying out loud. While I think that electronics are wonderful and amazing, it still inhibits the development of their imaginationand studies show it shortens their attention span greatly.

Wanna teach them responsibility get them a gold fish.

+1
I'm 15, no where near the point of having kids, yet I know that what a lot of you are doing with your children is wrong. I spent a lot of time outside when I was little, I still do. Get your kids outside, and take the iPads or whatever away for awhile.

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[DestinedtoGame]

+1
I'm 15, no where near the point of having kids, yet I know that what a lot of you are doing with your children is wrong. I spent a lot of time outside when I was little, I still do. Get your kids outside, and take the iPads or whatever away for awhile.

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Thank you, first my other screenname is VinylTaco, so you are sort of kin to me lol. Second, you give me hope for your generation. It seems to have gotten to a point where parents just want to calm and shut their kids up, so they throw electronics in front of them. You give me hope that parents in the future will parent their kids the right way.

 

[southernyankee]

I know my kids (13 and 4) are gonna get into my stuff, so everything like phones, tablets and so on get put in good protective cases. If they are still able to break the devices with the case on I guess they were really doing something they shouldn't have and I may have grounds to get a little mad. If I let em play with my stuff and they aren't in cases and my kids break em, well that's on me then.

Otterbox or a Seidio on my Epic 4G Touch
Waiting on my case from Amazon for the Nexus before I even let my girls know I have it.

 

[mgrant50]

I don't know, maybe I am in the miniroty here, but I don't believe kids should be over exposed to electronics at an early age. Especially owning their own before they are even fully cognitivily developed. (Which according to many sources is 10)

I don't have kids as of yet and when I do, I will still not them own their own or use mine until they are at least 12. Teaching respect and responibility is one thing but letting them use electronics too much or own their own is another. I don't think its right. Give them a book, send them outside, give them Play Dough and Legos, for crying out loud. While I think that electronics are wonderful and amazing, it still inhibits the development of their imaginationand studies show it shortens their attention span greatly.

Wanna teach them responsibility get them a gold fish.

While you make a good point and I do understand what you're saying, what's presented here is only a small part of the picture. Just because a child has these things doesn't really say how often they're being used. My daughter is quite active, she runs track, been on a cheer and football (soccer) team, in swimming lessons, etc. She has a balance and it's up to parents to provide/insure it. We ride our bikes often to the library as I don't want her replacing books with any type of pad/tablet right now.

At the same time, I don't want her to be behind other kids here or in other countries regarding technology. Nor do I want her to be that child that needs explaining on how to navigate around technology the same way some parents/grandparents are today. I give her enough to maintain an edge but not replace imagination/activity.

 

[jeres88]

Looks like people are making a lot of assumptions about the OP's parenting. There is nothing wrong with allowing a child to play with devices. In fact, I would argue that giving them time with such devices is quite important in todays world. The ability to navigate and control computing devices is becoming more important for everyone in every field. Allowing children to play around is very important in creating these skills.

However, I will agree that use of digital devices should be monitored and limited in younger children. Just as it's important for them to learn technology, it is also important for children to play outside, read, and expand their imagination.

 

[DestinedtoGame]

I didn't mean to cause some sort of uproar but the dialogue that is going between parties is rather awesome.

 

[natehoy]

Since we've switched to electronics and parenting, I'm an unapologetic geek, and my 10-year-old daughter has very little exposure to technology. Most of it has to do with her school, which holds the belief that lots of screen time of any type is bad for the developing child brain. May be a bit of a troglodyte outlook, but it seems to be working for her, and out of respect for the education I am paying darned good money for I follow the school's recommendations.

Having said that, she does have my old digital camera and occasionally plays word games on an old iPod Touch I own, but most of her time is spent being active, reading, or doing crafts (knitting, drawing, etc). We got rid of our television when she was born and I don't miss that (or the accompanying cable bills) one darned bit.

In a few years, she'll reach the age where the school will lighten up, and I'll start introducing more technology into her life. Including a little rudimentary programming and probably we'll assemble a machine together for her so she has some idea of the components behind what she's using.

But I acknowledge and respect that what works for us as a family is not the same path everyone else has chosen, and if what others are doing is working for them, that's wonderful.

 

[mgrant50]

I didn't mean to cause some sort of uproar but the dialogue that is going between parties is rather awesome.

I think it's cool too. You brought up a valid point, we do have to be careful.

 

[jlrizzoii]

I don't have kids as of yet

And it shows.

If you don't want kids to use electronics - the only way to do it is to have them not exposed to it. So, you can't use it. If you can eliminate electronics from your life - then you'll be successful in your stance.

 

[colin_25]

Oh no! That sucks!
Remember your daughter is just a kid. Don't be to harsh on her.

Have you tried returning it?

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That seems harsh, returning the kid...are you allowed to do that?

 

[Tomasu82]

That really sucks.

I managed to drop mine a half hour ago, onto a tile floor from about kitchen counter level. I was damn lucky it landed on its back. Had it landed on a corner, I'm sure something bad would have happened.

 

[Chisaki]

I'm dying inside right now. Received my Nexus 7 Friday, finally had it setup the way I wanted. Let my daughter see it to play a game and with headphones attached, she pulled away from the table. All I remember after that is a scene from a movie where time slowed down, I said noooo, and unlike Kevin Costner in The Untouchables I wasn't able to save the baby.:'(

While it comes on, I'm not able to input anything to the screen. I know it's early but, is there a place you can send it for repair?

That's why I won't let my 7 year old niece use my N7 until I get an Otterbox Defender like case for it.