Watching TV: Preschooler
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TV Watching
Asked by J.W. from Philadelphia
on July 12, 2010
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I'm looking for ideas on what Mom's of both preschoolers and infants do about TV watching. When I had my first son, it was pretty easy for me to do the no TV until ar...
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- I'm just curious as to why you (& others) seem to think TV is so bad. I agree that there needs to be some balance as far as the child getting plenty of fresh air, exer...
- Your concerns and limits sound pretty reasonable to me. I doubt that your baby will be harmed by a few minutes of screen time here or there, and it's great that you ha...
- I definitely think that a certain amount of TV is not bad. I wouldn't worry if I were you about the baby exposed to TV. Maybe do it during the babies nap if you are ...
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 ...
At What Age Should Kids Watch Tv?
Asked by L.M. from Portland
on October 27, 2010
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My son is 21 months and hasn't had much tv time at all. When we do watch it, I put on Baby Einstein Wordsworth 10 minute segment, or maybe an episode of Blue's Clue's ...
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- When my 1st was born he didn't watch any tv until he was 2. Then my 2nd came along and he got to watch tv sooner b/c my 1st was watching a little tv (Sesame steet, Wo...
- You will get a lot of passionate responses on both sides of the debate on this one and as most things in life it has to be what fits with your values and your child's ...
- Looks like you are getting both sides here. I am one that has to have the tv on for noise. Even when my kids are at daycare twice a week and I am working in my offic...
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...
Babysitter Watching TV
Asked by S.P. from New York
on July 10, 2010
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Hi Mamas,
A woman I know from church watches my 14-month-old daughter while I work, Saturdays and Sundays for 8 hours each. While she is there, if she isn't on the te...
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- When you hired her, did you lay out the guidelines that you wanted followed while your child is in her care? Also, make sure both you and she pay taxes on the cost/inc...
- As a mom and a babysitter myself, I don't watch adult programming while the kids are in the area. IF my tv is turned on, it's ALWAYS turned to a kid-friendly channel ...
- You are not being too hard on her to request this. When we hired my son's nanny, we explained that we didn't want the TV on when he was awake. I am more than comfort...
Things to Do Other than Watching TV
Asked by M.A. from Bismarck
on December 1, 2010
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Ok, so call me crazy or unrealistic (because I know that's exactly what my husband will do), but I want to TRY to go without TV, as a household, for a full week... yes...
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- We do watch a lot of tv at our house and it won't go away. However, we do other things as a family as well. We love to play the Wii sports together. My daughter a...
- Board games you can play as a family that are age specific for your wee ones. Books are awesome. Take up a craft or few--what about working on making a few of your o...
- We live north of you and our compromise is hardly any tv in the summer and a little more in the winter...just another idea to add to everyone else's!
How Do You Limit Your Child's TV Watching??
Asked by S.W. from Dallas
on June 4, 2009
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I have a 4-year-old and am afraid the TV situation is getting out of control. She went from not caring anything for a TV to LOVING it. I'm thinking of using a chart or...
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- I've struggled with this forever with both of my kids (11 and 5) and I have a husband who loves TV also. We've tried a variety of things. Anyway, it hasn't been too ...
- I like to use tv as a reward for cleaning up. If my kids clean up their toys without complaint and in a timely manner, they get to watch a little tv before bedtime(we...
- I think you're making it too difficult. Just make the decision to only let her watch it at X times. It's summertime, so she should be outside playing most of the time ...
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...
