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Toddlers: 12 - 24 Months
another s/o TV: who IS Anti-tv?
And why? Is it all TV? Or just "excessive" (whatever you deem that to be) TV?
Just curious.
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Re: another s/o TV: who IS Anti-tv?
waiting to hear "all things in moderation..."
I'm not anti TV but DS will only watch if there's music or colorful lights. To me it's not a big deal but I'm sure in a few years we'll have to crack down and give a TV time limit. I don't want him in front of it all day like i was as a child.
Really? How odd! Isn't that a kind of "to each his own" thing?
Hmm. I'm a little of both. I'm not totally no tv ever for any reason. But I also think tv has a time and place and limit. Do I think it's going to turn a 9 month old's brain to mush if they watch 30 minutes of cartoons (even educational ones)? No. But do I think that a 9 month old would be better served by doing something else for that half hour? Yes.
As for older babies/toddlers, I do think that there are some great shows that do actually teach kids things. My kids both speak some Mandarin and Spanish thanks to Kai-Lan and Dora/Diego. But, of course, moderation is important. 30 minutes is fine. 2 hours is excessive, IMO. And of course, there are some days that are going to be exceptions. Kids are sick, parents are sick, you really need the kids to stay occupied for a long time for some reason that particular day. It happens. But it's all about balance.
i'm probably in the "anti-tv" camp, but dd watches about 15 min of sesame street or handy manny about 3x/week. personally i don't think tv is all that great for anyone, adult or child. i think it lends itself to laziness and inactivity a lot of the time. now, i LOVE me some glee, modern family and true blood (when it's on), but we generally do not have the tv on in our home.
i also think that the whole "everything in moderation" comment is funny. maybe i'll give her some beer in moderation and see how people react to that
I was wondering that too. Was the concern b/c it is one of the things they attribute to contributing to childhood obesity? I totally get that. Also, can't it be considered an overly-stimulating when excessive?
Me too! I have 10 shows a week that are DVR'd, and I don't miss watching a SINGLE episode. I just love my shows. Unfortunately they are usually on after DD goes to bed at 9, and I'm up uber late
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Of course it is, but it's a recommendation based on years of research and studies that limiting the amount of TV young children watch is *better* than not. It's the Dr's job to recommend what is considered to be best for children, even if the ultimate decision is up to the parents.
ETA: I am not anti-tv, btw. Dinner would never get made if it weren't for the Wonderpets. She has plenty of play time, interactive time with mommy and daddy, out-of-the-house time, etc. I'm not worried about a little tv.
1. We can't afford cable, so we don't have it anyway.
2. DH and I have become a lot closer since we got rid of cable, so we won't be getting it back. We sit and talk instead of tv and movies are our date night treat.
3. DS has no interest in it, so we don't want to try and get him interested in it. If he wants to watch it when he is older we don't mind, but he is happy playing with his toys and chasing the dog.
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i don't like him to watch it very often. we've entered the point where he'll stare at it if it's on, so i usually try to keep it off or on the music channel. that being said we are currently snuggling watching the wonder pets b/c he has a cold and is crabby and just needs to rest. some days we watch it, some days we don't.
I love TV and we have it on alot as background noise, unfortunately instead of a radio or music or whatever. My DD rarely pays attention to it however. When she does its for a few minutes tops.
I think the Dr's tell you to limit TV watching, because in reality some parents DO let their infants/toddlers/preschoolers sit in front of the TV all day and rarely interact with their children. No one on this board I am sure, because just the fact that we come on the Bump at all pretty much says we care about are children and are interested in their development. But as a Kindergarten teacher I can say I have seen quite a few kids who have VERY limited language skills and background knowledge of anything we are working on. When you ask them what they like to do, all many of them say is "watch TV".
I am not anti-tv, however I don't find it necessary to turn it on when DD is awake. She has plenty of toys and books, as well as me and/or DH to keep her occupied. I think she has seen two episodes of Sesame Street and one of the Wiggles, all when she was sick and just wanted to lay in my lap. Honestly, the AAP recommends zero screen time before the age of 2, and I don't see why that is a bad thing. The early years are most important for brain development and I don't find tv (however 'educational' certain shows might be) to be beneficial to her devlopment.
Now tv for me, that's a different story! I've gotta have my So You Think You Can Dance and Survivor!
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We put it on (usually Sesame Street) from time to time so I can shower or catch a quick break. Normally 30 minutes max a day.
Other than that the tv is never on during the day (sometimes I catch a few minutes of the news in the morning, but normally not).
We put music on or music channels on for background noise.
No TV. Don't own one. We watch movies on a laptop sometimes (DH and I).
I hate it. I hate commercials, hate TV news... makes me unproductive. It's not relaxing to me to watch TV the way it is for some people.
When DS gets a little older and discovers TV elsewhere... if he wants one I might cave, but I don't know.
I would consider myself to be on the anti-TV end of the spectrum. I don't like for DS to watch TV, because I just don't see the point. I don't flip out if we're at someone's house and the TV is on, but he doesn't watch it at our house.
I honestly wish that DH and I could cut out TV altogether for ourselves. I feel so much better get so much more done when I'm not on a TV kick. Right now we're sort of in a TV rut with SYTYCD, Glee, The office, The Soup (basically at least one show every night). Hopefully the pendulum will swing the other way soon.