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Babies: 9 - 12 Months
Babies and TV - Does your child watch?
Just curious.
We do not allow DD to watch television at this time. I had a friend who when I went over to her house, her LO was so addicted to tv at such a young age. He could care less that anyone was in the room. Because of that, we don't allow tv. However, when she is a little older, I have no problem with some.
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Re: Babies and TV - Does your child watch?
i let her watch Sesame Street, if she is awake. Otherwise I try to keep it off most of the day. And we like to watch the evening news so a lot of times she ends up watching Brian Williams during dinner. She likes him though. And she smiles at the local news guy when he's on... lol
but otherwise, she doesn't seem to show a ton of interest in it. just when Elmo is on.
We don't have an extra room to be the playroom, so DD does all of her playing in the living room, where of course the tv is located. Because of her intense desire to watch the tv whenever it was on, and DH's inability to ever turn it off when he is home, we cancelled our satellite service.
Now if we want to watch something, we find it online, and the tv is only used rarely for the occasional movie or video game, and we just find it easier to keep DD from staring at the screen now.
Honestly she hasn't had any real interest in it. I put on BE video and she kinda glanced at it, but that was it.
Then, she discovered the Big Comfy Couch. OMG, she loves that show. She flaps and screams and giggles. So, yes, I turn that on if she's awake when it's on. But that's pretty much it.
I don't think 1/2 an hour a couple times a week is going to damage her, and I'll always make sure she is read to often and always at bedtime, plays outside, plays with us, plays with toys, etc.
My silly Lily is almost 4.
Ditto.
This is a big point of contention in our house. I grew up with tv very restricted - 1 hour/day on weekday evenings until I was like 10. DH and his parents are seriously addicted to tv. It is on almost 24 hours a day at MIL's house, whether someone is watching it or not. I'm here all day & usually don't even think to turn the tv on, even when DD is napping. DH turns it on the second he walks in the door from work, or as soon as he wakes up if he's home. He kinda respects my insistance (he'll turn it off but he makes a grumpy face), but doesn't really "get" what the problem is. He actually thinks if we sit her in front of some cartoons before bed it will "calm" her down & help her sleep! He told me he gets made fun of at work because all the other guys' kids watch tv, and they told him to take the pants back from his wife!
MIL will say she "agrees" with me, and then buy DD BE videos. She doesn't think they're the same thing because they're "educational" and made for babies. And I've seen FIL "spend time" with DD by sitting her on his lap & the two of them staring at the tv.
DD is drawn to the tv (usually) if it's on. Sometimes we can keep it on in the background, but if I catch her watching it, I turn it off.
Sorry for all the "quotes" :-)
They don't really watch it....certain things will catch their attention when it's on though.
My oldest loves the theme from Hannah Montana. So, when it's on, I put it on, she does her little dance, and that's that.
My youngest claps when people sing on American Idol.
Oh, my oldest loves that annoying McDonald's commercial with the singing fish! Any time it comes on, she stops, points, and says, "Fishie!" I hate that commercial.