Would You?

When Kenzie boy was still a baby, I told myself that I would not do these, not until he reached 1 year old:

1) No TV 

2) No Tab or Ipad (for games, etc)

3) No YouTube

But, I broke all my own rules when he was just as young as 1 month old!

1) I let him watch the TV when I needed to do house chores

I strapped him on the bouncer, on the DVD, and he would quietly watch until I finished my house chores. Each time I let him watch the TV, I felt guilty, but I needed to do my chores and have some me-time too. How?

2) I gave him the Tab when we went out for dinners or eating out in restaurants. 

That way, we could eat in peace for at least half an hour or more. Before we decided to bring the Tab out, he would not sit still when we were eating. The hubs needed to carry him and walk around, while I hurriedly ate. When I was done, I would carry him around and the hubs would eat. We hated attending wedding dinners because we really could not enjoy the dinner with a toddler around. Not to mention the long hours, from 7pm-11pm and the couple only marched-in around 8.30pm. The toddler would get pretty restless by then. 

The Tab solved everything.

3) Kenzie boy started watching YouTube as early as a few months old because he saw us watching the YouTube. So he was curious and wanted to know what was it, and not long after that, he could swipe and select his own programs from the Tab. Now, Kenzie boy types on his own what he wants to watch.

Example: He types "Wheels On The Bus", and all things related to the song will appear. 

He even knows the developers such as "Muffin Song" or "Hooplakidz", so when he types those words, all nursery rhymes and programs developed by Hooplakidz will appear.

Not bragging, but just for my own record:

1) He knows his (complete) phonics by 10 months

2) He knows his numbers by 14 months

3) He knows how to recite A-Z by 15 or 16 months

4) He knows how to write (on the doodle) A-Z and 1-10 by 24 months

5) He can now type, spell and read! Write anything on the doodle, he can read it out. Even "Maggi mee kari" or "Selamat Hari Raya". I tried letting him read Peter & Jane 3A, and he reads like they are peanuts.

And from where and how did he know everything? 

Yes, YouTube.

So, would you, like me too, let your kids play with the Tab and watch YouTube?

I know it's not good to let them start young on this kinda gadgets, but: 

Would you, like me too, give in, when you wanted to do house chores or rest or need a break or have some me-time?

Would you turn to the gadgets for help when you want to have a peaceful dinner or when you are eating out?

Would you let them learn from the YouTube so that they could learn more? Or would you, like me (initially), insist that you can teach them yourself, read stories to them and teach them ABC's and 123's every night after coming back from work.

Sorry for my long-winded-ness. but here are my two boys, age 2.5 years and 6 months, watching the YouTube yesterday. I was down with flu, the hubs was not around, I felt giddy, but I still needed to do house chores, wash clothes and hang clothes and mop and vacumn and cook. How? 

Would you have done this if you were me?