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Toddlers: 12 - 24 Months
TV In roon
Do you think my LO is too young for a TV in her bedroom? she will be 17 months old this month.
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Re: TV In roon
Do you want her to forever have the tv in her room? Just keep in mind, she won't be in a crib forever. And she will learn very quickly how to turn on that tv, at night, during nap, during timeout, etc.
I'm just saying, kids find a way. We have a lamp on tall dresser. DS figured out a way to turn it on. He had a toy on a shelf in his closet that I literally could not reach. During nap one day, he got it down.
If you really want a t.v. in there, I'd mount it on the wall. Kids are pretty creative. I'd be scared LO would try climbing the dresser (some LO's figure out how to pull out drawers and use them as steps). I'm too worried about her pulling the t.v. down on herself to put it up on a high dresser. It would probably be fine, but I have a cousin who broke her leg when she was 18 months because she climbed up the stand and pulled the t.v. on herself. If you want to allow your LO to play unsupervised in her room, I wouldn't put heavy, high-interest items up on the dresser.
Why would she need her own TV?
Overall, I'm not a fan of TVs in bedrooms. DH and I don't even have one in ours. If my kids want to watch TV, they aren't going to do it holed up in their bedrooms alone.
TV in rooms can cause obesity (not MUD) https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-119594/TV-bedroom-cause-obesity-children.html
It also can be linked to ADHD - I dont have a link but im sure you can find one
DH and I don't even have TV in our room.
My sister put TVs in her kids room at a very young age. They've since been removed.
I think 17 months is definitely too young, personally. But you're the parent.
I'm not completely anti-tv in the bedroom, but I wouldn't do it this young.
And this statement is funny. TVs don't cause obesity. Parents who don't regulate their children's activities and encourage them to exercise do. A child that sits in a room reading for 4 hours is the same as a child that sits watching tv for 4 hours from an activity level standpoint. Books don't cause obesity. lol
edit: i don't care what anyone else does, but I hate the "tv and video games are evil and will make your child fat' arguement. They only do that if you are lazy about it. Cupcakes will make your kid fat too if they eat them constantly. It is possible to teach moderation (at an older age). Again, it's fine if you want avoid the whole thing. I understand that.
I still wouldn't use a tv to try to get her to play in there. Have you tried being in her bedroom while she's playing, but being more passive (or even ignoring her)? Maybe try being near her, but don't play with her, and then she'll get used to being more independent with playing (and then will hopefully go play in there, or you can go in with her and then leave). hth
DS2 - Oct 2010 (my VBAC baby!)
You want to put a tv in her room to entice a 17 month old to go sit in her room by herself? No, we wouldn't consider that.
This is us, too.
Seriously? I'm sure if you look hard enough you'll find a link that TV causes cancer too. Or that TV causes your hair to turn gray before your 30's . Sheesh.
Tv won't cause obesity. Bad diet and lack of exercise will.
OP if you want a tv in your kids room mount it on the wall. I personally wouldn't want one in my DS room because I don't want him wanting to watch it all the time.
We have always had a TV in Emerson's room. It's not an ideal situation but, it is what it is. She gets to watch one show after books and brushing teeth while I get the babies down.
Yes, I think 17 months is too young to have a t.v.. in the bedroom.
We don't even have a t.v. in our 5 year olds room and although I know that he wouldn't be watching it 24/7, I still don't like the idea. Now, a desk and homework, that is a great allternative. :-)
My 22 month old, won't even watch t.v.
I don't understand why you'd want a TV in your toddler's room. Why encourage it? I reserve TV for the 15 minutes per day that I am getting ready to go or making dinner and my toddler is grouchy.
Actually, I don't think that any age is okay to have a TV in the bedroom, but that's neither here nor there.
No, I think it's too young. And I also do not have TVs in any bedrooms. We won't have computers or homework done there either. I'm old fashion that way, but your house your rules.
If you want it in there just to get your kid to play independently, I think that's a lousy reason. Either play with them, or work on getting some independent play time without a TV. Maybe bring some fun toys in (like blocks) that you can start to play with LO, then let them be for a few.
Well, since you asked...
The nerve! She's 17 months old. She wants to play with her family.
Seriously? You want to put a TV in your toddler's room because she won't play in there by herself?
Personally I don't agree with TVs in children's rooms at any age. We don't even have one in our room. We only watch after DS has gone to bed. He watches a couple episodes (6 min) of Shaun the Sheep in the evening sometimes. There is plenty of evidence that exposure to TV under age 2 contributes to ADHD and other attention problems and that it just screws with their brain development in general. Also, having the TV on even for "background noise" has been shown to result in slower language acquisition in babies since it means the caretaker is doing less direct interaction with the child. Just something to think about.
Like pp, we don't have tvs in any of the bedrooms. It is unlikely that will change.
For now, our 11 year old uses a computer in the living room where the tv is the monitor, and we can easily see what he's doing.
E will sit in his playroom in a play yard. I will sit near him and read while he plays independently. If he fusses, I just start playing with him until he's content.
We mainly use his bedroom for sleeping and changing diapers.
I'm a TVaholic, have one in my room, and DD watches about 30 mins of TV per day, yet I don't understand why a 17 month old would need a TV in her room...
I'm a TVaholic, have one in my room, and DD watches about 30 mins of TV per day, yet I don't understand why a 17 month old would need a TV in her room...