Most articles on how to raise your kids are crap, in the same vein as all those articles that told you salt would raise your blood pressure or eggs would raise your cholesterol levels. I didn't realize until I became one that parents are faced with a mountain of old wives tales, superstitions, luddism, etc, when it comes to their kids.

We're 'high tech' parents, and it works great. Our toddler has a 64GB iPad, and uses it to watch Doc McStuffins, Veggie Tales, etc. Our generation grew up in front of the TV, and the iPad is way better. It let's us control her exposure to content and pernicious advertising, for example.