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My DD is learning German...

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I have no idea, but I like to think that...

Most mornings when she wakes up, I stick her in her PNP with a sippy and her cheerios (or like finger food) and put on the TV.  I take about 30-40 minutes to make coffee and breakfast for me, take Max out, tidy up a bit, and send emails (mainly to family back in the States). 

The shows I put on are all kid/baby friendly shows, but they change the lineup frequently here in the UK, so I never know what is on from day to day.  Today, the first show was in German and the second one in French.  For the first time, she got really excited to watch the TV.  She was standing up in her PNP, hanging on to the sides and bouncing up and down while laughing/screeching...

When I was pregnant, I was unsure that I would let DD watch TV...now I am fine with her watching a show or two in the mornings.  Do you let your LOs watch tv? If so what do they watch?  Anyone else change their mind about TV once your LO came?

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  • WifeyMommy2011WifeyMommy2011 member
    I let J watch a Mickey Mouse episode in the morning, mainly because he gets crazy excited when he see's mickey.  I was really against the whole tv thing while I was pregnant, but I figure one good educational show isn't going to hurt him.  I mean he watched a baby einstein every day when he was real little anyway.  When I have to shower or something I usually let him play in his crib with his toys. Typically he's attached to my hip though.
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  • laken256laken256 member
    LO doesn't like tv, unless its on and music comes on, then he goes crazy, dancing and squealing! But otherwise, he doesn't even pay attention to it. My oldest, though, loves to watch 'his' shows lol. When I was pregnant, I swore I wouldn't let him watch, but then I needed to get something done, and it would hold his attention long enough for me to fix supper or something. So, he watches a couple in the morning when I'm fixing breakfast and doing things around the house and then one or two in the evening while I fix supper. He doesn't watch a lot, but the shows he does watch are educational and he really has learned a lot with them. I taught him to count, but the shows enforce it and he can now count in Spanish and Chinese from Dora and kai lan. He is also really good at shapes and patterns from team oomi zoomi. I reinforce all of these things with him, but he comes up with new things from the shows everyday. So I dont think its a bad thing at all. He also loves bubble guppies, dino Dan, and mickey. But he doesn't watch all of these shows every day. The other day, he started naming off dinosaurs that he knows and I was amazed!
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  • steph0501steph0501 member
    I never really was against TV for LO while I was pregnant.  I will let him watch 1-2 episodes of some kind of kid TV show.  He really likes Little Einsteins and Mickey Mouse Clubhouse.
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  • rockychryslerb2010rockychryslerb2010 member

    I usually have the news on in the mornings as I am getting breakfast/coffee, and E will play with his toys and could care less about the TV.  I have occasionally put on Mickey Mouse and Bubble Guppies for him, just to see his reaction. He would watch for a few minutes, but went right back to his toys.

    I don't have a problem with some TV, but it should never take the place of real interaction and interactive play.  They learn so much more interacting than watching a screen. 

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  • sportsmommasportsmomma member
    I was definitely more against it while pregnant than I am now. He LOVES Bubble Guppies and watches an episode every day or so. I also can pull it up on YouTube on my phone if he's fussy and he'll settle right down. I'll admit DH and I like the show too so I'm good with it!
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  • spacedolphin11spacedolphin11 member
    I was definitely more anti-TV pre-baby than I am now. DS loves Elmo and watches Elmo's World/Sesame Street several times a week. We have Baby Einstein DVDs too (got a bunch secondhand) but he's not into 'em. On TV days I try to spend extra time reading to him to balance it out, lol.
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  • CountingUpCountingUp
    No TV time for her for a couple more years. Once she can read we will add a little scheduled tv time.

    She does glance at the tv when BNN is on during the day.

    My husband and baby may have tv time together at some point soon. His call.
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  • RicolaRicola member
    DS doesn't ever watch TV, he doesn't seem to be interested at all. DH and I never really watch TV either though, so he is not exposed to it normally. DH watches soccer on youtube with him sometimes, but DS gets bored after a couple of minutes. 
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  • Tussie MussieTussie Mussie member
    I usually have the TV on during the day for noise, but she doesn't really watch it. For the past couple of nights when she's gotten really fussy after her last nap, but WAY too soon for bedtime (usually while I'm making dinner), DH has put on Blue's Clues for her and it's worked like a charm! They sit in the recliner together and DH talks to her about finding the clues. It's really cute. So I guess TV has become a daddy-daughter thing at our house for now.
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  • cookinitupcookinitup member

    I have always been very against TV for babies/kids.  We don't have cable so we only watch stuff online.  For the most part DS is oblivious to the screen when DH is watching something on his days off.  I'm not too worried about, but that's because DS doesn't have access to any of it.

    We did eat at a buffalo wild wings a week ago, in my brother's honor - he picked it.  DS was really distracted by all the flashing screens and sports, it was hard to get him to focus on eating.  But that place is kind of stimulus overload centered.

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