Why Didn’t Steve Jobs Let His Children Use iPads?

Why Didn’t Steve Jobs Let His Children Use iPads?
Apple Inc. CEO Steve Jobs holds up the new iPad as he speaks during an Apple Special Event at Yerba Buena Center for the Arts in San Francisco, Calif., on Jan. 27, 2010. Justin Sullivan/Getty Images
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By Mariel Otero del Río
How addicted are you to your cellphone? How much time do you spend in front of a screen? Would you let your children do the same? Steve Jobs thought it was not a good idea, so he did not let his children use iPads and iPhones, and technology in general.

In 2010, a New York Times reporter had a conversation that revealed a lot about the life of the founder of Apple. Nick Bilton commented, “Your kids must love the iPad, right?” after the launch of the device. Jobs replied: “They haven’t used it. We limit the amount of technology our children use at home.”

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