Judge me: bad or good idea?

mrsfirefly · March 2011

Putting my almost 11 month old in front of Sesame Street for up to 30 minutes a day to get my daily cleaning done. What do you think? I haven't done it yet, but I am thinking about it. I thought I'd be a no TV mama, but desperate times call for desperate measures, right?

aundraya · March 2011

My pediatrician always told me that and hour or less a day is fine. Soooo, that's what we do. GL!

tabi_ja · March 2011

I've done it. Do what you gotta do.

cactus5 · March 2011

I turn on Sesame Street for my kids while getting lunch together, so obviously I don't see anything wrong with it.

Liz342 · March 2011

Do it!

Rebekah1021 · March 2011

better yet, put on Bravo or a soap so you can can clean and listen. He doesn't have a clue what's on that screen.

MAprincess · March 2011

Do it. For some reason, my kiddos can play with the background noise and not really pay attention. If it is too quiet, they come looking for me. So this is what I do to get dinner ready without someone climbing on me by the hot stove.

mabma80 · March 2011

YOu gotta do what ya gotta do. I put a movie on or their favorite cartoons, usually Disney, and get my stuff done. We give credit to them learning their ABC's and a lot of other things, from watching those shows. : )

Temp174496125006552 · March 2011

I think 30 minutes is fine.

supermom83 · March 2011

I let DS watch TV now more than ever because of bed rest. Sigh....

I think the first time he watched TV he was 14 months old, and it has been an addiction ever since! But it was the only way I could go to the bathroom without him following me or without me worrying that he's getting into trouble without me.

I say, do what works for you. Those 30 minutes of TV time are sometimes worth their weight in gold!

norbert5 · March 2011

I think up to an hour is fine. You need to get stuff done.

wifeofaussie · March 2011

I'd do it.

FWIW, I could read and write at age 3 (no joke) and my mom credits Sesame Street for a lot of it lol. She also read to me a ton but seems if a kid is going to watch TV, Sesame Street is a good choice!

AshleyEric609 · March 2011

I do it in the mornings with Dora while I start laundry and she eats breakfast.

Jerseygirl16 · March 2011

I don't see any problem with it but we tend to watch more tv than we probably should. Either way though a half hour a day and Sesame Street isn't going to hurt anyone.

lms_bride · March 2011

Not a big deal. But he/she will really come to like Sesame Street, whether you want him/her to or not.

gatogrrl · March 2011

We do one or two half-hours a day. I don't see the harm. Yes, they could be doing something more productive or fulfilling instead, but everyone needs some down time.

iteachk · March 2011

Go for it.

MommyMich · March 2011

My DD used to watch Sesame Street in the morning before I quit working. She ate her breakfast with Elmo while I got the rest of our stuff ready to go. I don't see a problem with it.

axr8111 · March 2011

Whew! Glad to hear the results of pp's. If it works, do it, although my kids wouldn't have sat that long at that age watching sesame street. I know because I tried. It works for my 3 year old though and I don't feel guilt about it. So long as it's just a short period of time.

JMB22 · March 2011

I do it. It's just 30 minutes. Then I take him into each room as I'm cleaning and talk to him about what I'm doing to keep him entertained.

Que*Syrah · March 2011

OK by me! I turn on Sesame Street almost every night- it's the only way I can make DS's dinner without him standing at the gate to the kitchen screaming his head off and trying to climb over it.

30 minutes a day is fine, IMO.

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