Bill Gates is one of the founders of Microsoft.
Bill is a happy father of three children. All his children, until the age of 14, were forbidden to use smartphones and tablets.
Gates argues that children repeatedly complained that they can not acquire the desired electronics, and use it on an equal footing with their peers. But the parents remained adamant.
When the Gates’ children got gadgets, the family had strict rules that related to the use of such equipment. They could use gadgets only for doing homework and communicating with friends. During the meal and after the lights out, gadgets were not allowed to use. Parents reserved the right to limit the time of using the equipment.
Another successful IT boss is Chris Anderson. The world famous droner, founder of 3D Robotics.
For the children of Chris there are brutal rules that allow minimizing the use of smartphones and tablets.
The developer claims that despite the constant complaints of his children on tight restrictions, so he tries not to let the children depend on such electronics.
In his opinion, in the network of offspring there is an endless amount of unintentional eroticism and bullying by anonymous authors.
Dick Costolo is a former CEO of Twitter. Dick decided not to set a temporary limit on the use of gadgets.
However, in his house there is a geographical framework for the use of gadgets.
Children in the family of Costolo can use this electronics only in the living room.
This rule does not allow them to take a tablet to bed, or to get distracted from dinner on numerous social networks.
Alex Constantinople is the director of OutCast Agency, one of the largest IT partners for business.
Alex is a fairly strict parent in everything, except for the use of gadgets.
Alex’s younger son can not use this technique on weekdays.
Older children can use fashionable electronics no more than 30 minutes a day.
Evan Williams is the founder of Twitter and Pyra Labs, which created the Blogger web service.
Evan and his wife Sara have two sons. However, none of the boys still have an iPad.
Instead, in the Williams house there is a huge library with hundreds of books.
A well-known developer claims that this literature is more than enough to find the information you need, and to have fun in your spare time.
Steve Jobs wass an entrepreneur, co-founder of successful Apple, NeXT and Pixar.
It seems that all members of the family of Steve Jobs should have the latest high-tech gadgets, and they do not for a moment release ultra-thin and super-high technique from the hands. But this opinion is erroneous.
During his lifetime, Jobs admitted that he does not allow his children to use the iPad.
He tried to teach them to live communication, so in the evenings there were joint meals and long conversations.
Follow the example of these people or not, each person can decide for himself.
However, it is difficult to argue that the listed entrepreneurs and developers know much more about the digital world.