Piggy Back from Ashley's Post Re: TV

MelVic

Today I left Gianna sit in her bouncy seat and watch a Baby Mozart video...she loved it! Cooing and waving her arms all around....

How old was your LO when you introduced a video? I know it says 3 months on the box, but she seems to love it. 

lindeenwedding

I'm not anti TV, but we've never actually sat Alexa down in front of it in attempt to get her to watch it. And at this point she is so mobile she never even looks at it when we watch it.

MelVic

I have the TV on all day when I am home but G has never paid any attention to it at all...it is more for background noise for me lol...

ladybugg82

Like I said in Ashley's post, I have the TV on all day. I cannot stand the silence. Austin is so mobile that he doesn't pay attention to it. Last night I put on some cartoons to see what he would do and he watched it for maybe 2 minutes than wanted to play.

Alexandra&John

I try not to let Angelica watch tv either, but it's pretty hard.  When the tv is on, she turns to look at it and loves it.  But I don't promote it.

BlondeBeachBride08

I feel like not having the TV on can result in a catch 22 situation for parents. Most kids I have been around/watched, if the TV was never on, the moment it is turned on they are absolutely riveted to it. However, if the TV is always on in the background, the kids tend to ignore it.

I think you just need to play it by ear with your own kid.  

AprilJT

I always have the TV on but Rowen never paid any attention to it until he was around 2.  I even had Baby Mozart and other videos for him but he just wasn't interested in them.  We still have TV on all the time but Rowen rarely watches it, unless he is really tired or doesn't feel good.  He is like me and just likes it for background noise.

Butterflie6381

Hmmm I'm going to say we put her in front of the Sesame DVD around 4 months, but only for as long as it took for us to eat dinner, because it was the only way we could both eat at the same time at that point. (Marelina is my witness!)

I am very strict/ cautious about tv I guess. While BFing, I would watch, but once we were finished, I would turn it off (oh how I love DVR!) and once we stopped BF'ing, I hardly ever put the tv on for myself durring the day.

We only watch Sesame Street, and just recently added Handy Manny and the Imagination Movers, sometimes Micky Mouse's Clubhouse, and Drag Racing with DH.  I am very selective about what we watch and how much we watch in one day.  I try to keep it under one hour, and if we can go a whole day without watching any at all, I am thrilled. The only other exception is a major sporting event or special occasion like the Super Bowl or a Thanksgiving Parade.  I prefer the radio for background noise.

I do feel *a lot* better about tv in general now after taking Lil Miss to Sesame Place and seeing her interact with the characters, the live concerts, and seeing Elmo's World Live.  Actually, DH's reaction of how I brought the TV to life for her and made it real and connected it made me feel a lot better.  Plus, we try to use what we 'learn' on SS - like vocabulary, and imitating jumping, etc.  So I feel like all of this counteracts the negative affects tv can possibly have.

Sorry my answer is so long, but TV is a big issue with me. 

MelVic

I guess I should clarify, I am not looking to put G in front of the TV all day.....but for 30 mins a day watching a video of some educational purpose seems okay to me.

 

lindeenwedding

BlondeBeachBride08:

I feel like not having the TV on can result in a catch 22 situation for parents. Most kids I have been around/watched, if the TV was never on, the moment it is turned on they are absolutely riveted to it. However, if the TV is always on in the background, the kids tend to ignore it.

I can see this being the case with older kids that aren't allowed to watch TV, but at least for us the TV is rarely on, maybe 3 hours the entire week except for in the dead of winter, and Alexa still pays no attention when it gets turned on.

Alexandra&John

MelVic:

I guess I should clarify, I am not looking to put G in front of the TV all day.....but for 30 mins a day watching a video of some educational purpose seems okay to me.

 

I know what you're saying Mel, people sometimes get the wrong impression.  I think is just fine for 30 mins

MmeBP

I have the TV on most of the time for background noise, and LO typically ignores it.  I have never purposely sat LO in front of the TV and our pedi recommended not to do so until he was at least 2 because it can stun his development.  That being said, he does turn and stare at the TV from time to time, but is not interested in it at all.