{"id":335664,"date":"2016-12-22T10:00:17","date_gmt":"2016-12-22T02:00:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mariefranceasia.com\/uncategorized-hk\/best-educational-apps-children-335664.html"},"modified":"2019-05-03T08:28:56","modified_gmt":"2019-05-03T00:28:56","slug":"best-educational-apps-children","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mariefranceasia.com\/hk\/parenting-hk\/kids-activities-hk\/best-educational-apps-children-335664.html","title":{"rendered":"7 Great educational apps to download on your tablet for your children"},"content":{"rendered":" <p>There has been plenty of debate lately about children and the use of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mariefranceasia.com\/fashion\/latest-news\/karl-lagerfelds-new-london-flagship-store-equipped-with-ipads-for-selfies-10882.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">iPads <\/a>and tablets, and frankly, it is still up in the air on this one. Since their launch, tablets have grown in popularity in pre-school and early childhood education, and parents are also increasingly buying them for home use. In schools, we see children riveted during <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mariefranceasia.com\/culture\/entertainment\/books\/inspiring-books-on-women-157437.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">reading sessions<\/a>, using an iPad instead of a physical book, with their teachers in school. And as parents, you may find that you have at some point also resorted to the tablet as a quick way to preoccupy your kid.<\/p> <p>While there are criticisms abound regarding the excessive use of iPads among toddlers and children, there are actually great educational apps available. These apps can <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mariefranceasia.com\/parenting\/kids-activities\/playeums-new-exhibition-218590.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">visually stimulate<\/a> and greatly benefit your child - and possibly even trick them into thinking that's all there is to the tablet (instead of app games like Angry Bird!).\u00a0Head up to our gallery above to check out 7 apps that you should definitely have downloaded on your gadgets that will simultaneously educate and entertain your little one!<\/p> <p><em>Sarah Khan<\/em><\/p> <h2> <span>Read More:<\/span> <\/h2> <p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mariefranceasia.com\/parenting\/parenting-tips\/10-books-to-read-your-child-217517.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Young Literature: 10 Great books to read with your child<\/a><\/p> <p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mariefranceasia.com\/lifelove\/decoding\/habits-behaviour\/top-10-smartphone-apps-for-productivity-159236.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Gadget Savvy: Top 10 smartphone apps for productivity<\/a><\/p> <p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mariefranceasia.com\/health\/healthy-practices\/wellbeing-tips\/brain-boosting-apps-216138.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Brain Boosters: 5 Terrific apps to train your brain<\/a><\/p> ","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Keep your kids preoccupied while getting them to learn vocabulary, numbers, and even geography!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":608,"featured_media":223055,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_yoast_wpseo_metadesc":"Keep your kids preoccupied while getting them to learn vocabulary, numbers, and even geography! 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