Watching TV: Infant
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Watching TV
Asked by M.K. from Los Angeles
on June 19, 2008
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Recently I noticed my 3 month old watching the TV while I was holding him. And although I doubt he understands anything going on at this point, it sure seemed to keep...
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- Hi M., babies not watching TV till they are two, is not true, they have baby ienstien videos now. and it's not that your baby is watching the TV, it's the movement on ...
- As you can tell, tons of advice out there! My daughter who is 2 1/2 does love tv - but her tv is limited. We tivo Little Einsteins, Strawberry Shortcake and she has ...
- What I heard from a nurse who does the research (my mom) is that before two years old, they can't tell the difference between real and not real. I have noticed that w...
Baby Who Watches Cartoons
Asked by Y.D. from Dallas
on August 9, 2006
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I was wondering if their were any other mothers whose baby (under a year old) really liked to watch cartoons. I thought that it was ok for him to watch cartoons with h...
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- Well, you hear something new everyday! My 4 month old actually seems interested in TV sometimes too which really surprised me b/c my two nieces never watched til they...
- Your pediatrician obviously has no idea how much tv his/her own children are probably watching!!! You cannot avoid it with the second child. I'm not a bad mother bec...
- I spoke to my son pedi today on my son's well baby check up and he said absoultely NO TV and No More than 2 hrs per day when he is 2 that is what the American Academy ...
Television Watching and Small Children
Asked by C.M. from Tampa
on March 3, 2008
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Can I be honest here? I feel like my kids are watching too much t.v. They wake up and start watching t.v. I think they watch about an hour in the morning before bre...
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- I don't know about anyone else but Noggin & Sprout was all I watched for the first 18mths of my daughters life. I know "they" tell you all these things of what you sh...
- I am presently trying to ween my little girl of TV. My parents have the TV on from the moment they wake up til they go to bed so over holidays like X-mas our daughter...
- Mom, Can I be honest here?? Who has control over the activities in your home???? If you are worried that your kids are spending too much time in front of the TV-SHUT...
Babies & Watching TV?!
Asked by S.D. from Albuquerque
on October 29, 2008
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I'm a first time mom with a 4mon old. I have people telling me not to let her watch tv. I've heard it can be over stimulating, and I don't want to do that. However, ha...
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- Hi S., I don't think watching TV in it's self is bad, just don't let it become a babysitter. We have not had regular TV for over 4 years now. We have a TV for watch...
- Yes, there is research that babies who DON"T watch tv till after 2 years of age tend to have slightly higher IQ's. However, there is nothing in the study to say WHAT ...
- I'm not sure if there has been scientific finding int hat statement but as long as you daughter doesn't stay sitting in front of tv all day or for too many hrs at one ...
Allowing Kids to Watch T.V.
Asked by A.L. from Sacramento
on April 16, 2008
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Hello All,
I couldn't find a request on this subject, so I'm posting this for feedback. We allow our two sons (ages 5 and 2.5) to watch a limited amount of televis...
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- Hi A., You have a lot of great responses already, but I wanted to add one thing. The content and amout of tv has been something that I have been extremely concerned ...
- I think anything with balance and reason is fine. My daughter is 2.5 and knows all of her letters and numbers to 20. She knows colors and shapes. She even speaks so...
- I don't see a problem with it. It seems that you have control over it unlike some psrents that use it for a babysitter. I think people make WAY too big a deal about ki...
How Much TV Does Your Toddler Watch?
Asked by C.P. from Minneapolis
on March 30, 2009
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I brought my daughter to her 15 mos. check-up last week and the Dr. said that ideally she should not be watching ANY TV at this age. She said that children under 2 sho...
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- Our 18-month-old doesn't watch any TV. Here's a link to a good article about toddlers and TV: http://www.babycenter.com/0_tv-watching-guidelines-for-toddlers_1174...
- C., we have the tv on all the time too but the only time our daughter pays any attention is when we turn it to her channel, direct tv #293 (baby 1st). You have to sub...
- I would feel less guilty about your daughter and more worried about you that you are so addicted to it. There are so many more useful things to be doing in life than w...
Television Watching for 16 Month Old
Asked by K.N. from Philadelphia
on August 31, 2007
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My 16.5 month old son has recently taken - HARD - to Sesame Street, and will point the remote at the TV and yell Elmo! He loves it, and I honestly think he's learning...
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- in my opinion.. as long as you stick to educational and he isnt watching for 1/2 the day or all day..i would say it is fine. he is learning. my daughter loves dora bu...
- My pediatrician days NO TV. But, that being said... I let my 2 1/2 year old son watch certain shows: Sesame, Barney, Little Bear(he is so sweet & respectful of his p...
- Hi K., My 3 year old loved Sesame street early in life and is so smart because of it. He can spell simple words like Stop, exit, go and he can count to 50 on his o...
6 Month Old Twins - Television Watching Fears
Asked by A.B. from Phoenix
on July 11, 2008
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I am kind of crazy about not wanting my babies to watch tv. My friends all swear by Baby Einstein, but I just haven't done it yet. I think I have read things about not...
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- I still haven't let my 2-year-old watch TV, and I'm totally happy with it. He is curious, intelligent, and active, and totally independent of the television for his am...
- i have not heard of any of these things and my children all watch baby einstein and LOVE it!! My youngest is 6 months old and she enjoys a few minutes of it with her ...
- Hi A., You are right on and are doing the best thing for your twins. Good for you! I agree with Diana J.'s response. She discussed all the problems we're seeing in...
2 Month Old Watching Tv
Asked by M.L. from Dallas
on July 14, 2007
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Is it ok for my 2 month old to watch tv? She doess not watch it very often, it's just about once a day, when she is tired of playing and needs down time. She likes to ...
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- My youngest, who is now 2, didn't sleep through the night until he was 11 months old. There were more than a few times that he woke up and I was just about delirious ...
- I'm not a medical professional so I don't know the ramifications of letting an infant watch 20 minutes of children's programming a day, but I personally do not have an...
- Hi M., I did allow my son to watch some tv (he is now 4). I know it is so hard to know what to do. I guess that is all part of being a mom. I love the saying that ...
Tv Watching 10 Month Old
Asked by J.V. from Austin
on November 8, 2006
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I have a 10 month old little boy who has loved to watch t.v. and movies since he was 3 months old. Every day he watches Elmo, and movies (not to much). He sits in his ...
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- Hi, J.. My nephew, who is now 9, was like that. He would watch a whole Disney movie by the time he was a year old. He still likes t.v. (his favorite show is Lost) but ...
- Hi J., My 15 month old watches a little TV in the morning while we get ready to go to work/day care. Since he has started watching Seasame Street his vocab has sky...
- I watch a good amount of TV myself, as an adult! It is how I relax on the weekends and I LOVE to go to the movies! My 6 year old has been going to movies with me (ki...
