In a New York Times article, writer Nick Bilton asked Apple Founder the late Steve Jobs, “So, your kids must love the iPad?”
You might want to sit down before I tell you Jobs’ answer.
He replied, “They haven’t used it.”
Let that sink in for a minute.
Jobs went on to say, “We limit how much technology our kids use at home.”
Unlike most parents I meet who use the word “limit,” Jobs actually meant it.
Elaborating on what it was like in Jobs’ home, Walter Isaacson, who spent a great deal of time in Jobs’ home and is author of the Jobs biography wrote:
“Every evening Steve made a point of having dinner at the big long table in their kitchen, discussing books and history and a variety of things,” he said. “No one ever pulled out an iPad or computer. The kids did not seem addicted at all to devices.”
Leaving your children alone on the Internet is causing trouble. Most parents acknowledge that, but somehow believe their children are the exception. I have also observed that most parents sometimes want to be left alone to get their digital fix, and the best way to do that is to hand a device to their child.
Steve Jobs loved his children dearly.
His. Not yours.
You might want to sit down before I tell you Jobs’ answer.
He replied, “They haven’t used it.”
Let that sink in for a minute.
Jobs went on to say, “We limit how much technology our kids use at home.”
Unlike most parents I meet who use the word “limit,” Jobs actually meant it.
Elaborating on what it was like in Jobs’ home, Walter Isaacson, who spent a great deal of time in Jobs’ home and is author of the Jobs biography wrote:
“Every evening Steve made a point of having dinner at the big long table in their kitchen, discussing books and history and a variety of things,” he said. “No one ever pulled out an iPad or computer. The kids did not seem addicted at all to devices.”
Leaving your children alone on the Internet is causing trouble. Most parents acknowledge that, but somehow believe their children are the exception. I have also observed that most parents sometimes want to be left alone to get their digital fix, and the best way to do that is to hand a device to their child.
Steve Jobs loved his children dearly.
His. Not yours.
