TOP TABLETS FOR EVERY TASK

ENTERTAINING KIDS

Tablets are perfect for kids, whether they want to watch shows, play games, listen to music, or browse the web. Even while your children are too young for a phone, they can still happily tap and swipe away on a tablet, and today’s models come with plenty of parental control options built in as well – so you don’t have to worry about what they’re doing while your back is turned.

Perhaps the most important consideration here – depending on the age of your kids – is durability. You need something that’s robust, and a device that isn’t going to cost you a huge amount of money (just in case the worst should happen and you need to replace it).

Then there’s the software on board: you need something that’s going to keep your kids out of trouble, be simple for them to use, and have access to an endless stream of apps. This is where it pays to go for tablets running software from the big names – Apple, Google, Amazon – because there’s going to be plenty of apps for them to try, from educational games to video streaming.

We’re now seeing custom tablet interfaces that cater specifically towards kids,