across the country are buying them. do they make really young kids any smarter? some parents are certainly convinced. you even learned how to read on this, huh? 9, 10 months he s started getting into it. reporter: 14-month-old finn has his own ipad. in this day and age he has a head start being so good at just navigating through his own ipad. reporter: mom mia downloaded over 75 apps for him. he recognizes letters. everything is h. if he sees a letter. it is sinking in there. reporter: we contacted researchers around the country, scoured databases and can t find a single study that shows children under 3 benefit at all from these apps. delivery truck. i haven t seen any research out there that says ipads are going to make children smarter. reporter: of course playing with the kids is what i want to be doing and should be doing. but sometimes you just need 20 minutes. should i turn the tv on?