I realise that this post is not exclusive to the North Shore, but I also feel I am doing my due diligence when I can pass on useful information (or it is for me at least!) to other parents with toddlers.  Last year, my husband bought himself an iPad "for work".  A few weeks into enjoying our (ahem- "his") new purchase, we accidentally discovered that our daughter (1 year old at that time), was in love with YouTube.  Within a few days of having decided, that, yes, we would let her play with the iPad for short increments of time, Portia was unlocking the device, navigating her way through her favourite apps, choosing her favourite YouTube videos and hitting play to get them going. Of course all children are different and have their preferences in life, but here is a list of iPad apps … [Continue reading...]