There are so many opinions on this and seriously, worry about your own kids. Do what you think is right for your family and everyone will be a lot better off. If I want advice, I will ask for it. I dont want to read articles or links on this. I dont want to hear what the AAP has to say on this. If I wanted to know how you felt about it I would ask.
I am finding as s species we just like to make others feel badly about their choices. Everyone stands up on some parent pedestal and points fingers at everything everyone does wrong. For what? What are you gaining from sharing all these links to belittle some ones parenting choices? I mean seriously, do you not have a life?
I was asked if I allow Adrian to watch TV, and what shows does he like , and how often does he watch them. When he was an infant I kept Disney Jr or Nick Jr on all day. The music was good for background noise, and when the songs began my son would glance over and smile and get exited. It was a great feeling seeing him show emotions for something other than me. And as quickly as he glanced he then quickly turned around. It wasnt a big deal. It was not until he got older that I noticed the TV got alot more than just a glance and that is where I started shutting it off and we would play more and do more activities together.
So to answer this woman's question, I let him watch his favorite show Umizoomi about 2 or 3x a day. I use this as a distraction for when I need to get something done. Not a babysitter so that I could be on FB all day. More like "I need to put these clothes in the dryer but I dont want to come back and find him wall climbing...*click*" or "I need to really cut this chicken and being he loves to cook with me and is now able to climb out of this high chair I will turn this TV on *Click*" or "I have to make some bill payments over the phone and I really cant have him pulling my shirt and pants off because I am standing and he wants me on the floor to cut the fake food with him *click*"or "Mommy needs to drop a deuce and as much as I love company while I am in the bathroom, I would like just 5 minutes to handle this and I will be right back to play with you *click*"...You get the point...
Im not a TV nazi. I dont think that watching TV is bad for your kids. I just think that its boring and its not a good way for me and him to pass our time. I like making memories, Im all about that and I just dont see too many memories for us being made if he is posted in front of the TV like a zombie all day. Because Umizoomi does that to him lol...but I am a fan of Umizoomi. They have really opened up his interest in numbers, shapes, colors and patterns. I hear him answering the questions "What number did I pick?" and I hear "5!!" and he is right. Or Milly (the little girl on the show) will say a pattern and then ask what comes next and he will realize which part is missing from the pattern...pretty impressive. Do I only let him watch educational shows?? Well the 2 shows he loves and asks for are Umizoom and Mickey Mouse club. So really its not what I have chosen, its what he has chosen and both of those are interactive learning cartoons. I happen to be a HUGE fan of sofia the 1st, so I do like to watch it and he likes it too...but that is for a lazy day or a day we take "off" from playing"school".
She asked me what shows do I think are bad for children to watch. I could find something good with almost any show on Nick Jr or Disney Jr. There are some shows I cant see on my TV and Little Bill is one of them...I have NO idea what the show is about but the colors are boring and I cant, as an artist its really poor quality LOL. I also cant stand "octnauts" (sp?) I dont like the accents and I dont see any purpose of the show, and yeah there are no songs..so no, that wont be on TV either.
Do I ever allow a day where he can watch TV all day? I did once, and he was sick and during the night he woke up crying asking to watch "bot!! BOT!! BOOOT!!!" and I said, "oh hell no, thats not going to happen" so yeah, not unless he is sick because he literally dreams of this show.
If you let your kids watch TV, congratulations. If you dont, congratulations. But dont make someone else feel badly because they do. Its not your business.
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