[spenrose]

As a parent, I would be very wary of exposing a child that small to any screen for extended periods of time.

[c1sc0]

As a soon-to-be-parent: why?

[bestes]

I think because "screens" are 2-D and little kids need to learn that things are 3-D. Also, screens don't have texture. Everything on a screen is artificial, which is fine once you understand what it is trying to represent, but not before.

[spenrose]

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/10/19/health/19babies.html

And yes, it's not clear that iPads are a problem. But it's not clear that they aren't, and you are messing around with their brain wiring.