he is 4 months old and everytime he is in a toy or on the floor and we have the tv on he tries to watch it sumtimes he sits in his toy and watches it for 30min,,,,, is this bad for them,,,, do i need to just start turing tv off if hes in the room? its like hes attracted to it like the lights...
2006-06-10 10:47:13 · 7 answers · asked by xplaygirlx206 3 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Newborn & Baby
Letting him watch TV is fine! It is a MYTH that TV is bad for children. I actually read an article about this. TOO MUCH TV is bad for OLDER children because it keeps them from doing other more physical activities (ie playing outside, bicycle riding, etc...) which leads to a sedentary lifestyle, which causes obesity and health issues. This DOES NOT APPLY to babies!! Babies cannot go outside and run around! So, it doesnt make them sedentary. The lights and sounds are stimulating to your baby. So it is actually GOOD for him because it is stimulating his brain, which promotes his development. The problem occurs when people take a general principle "tv is bad for children" and apply it unthinkingly without considering the reason WHY the principle was made in the first place, not using common sense. Dont worry about the TV. It's totally fine!
2006-06-10 14:16:36 · answer #1 · answered by dixiechic 4 · 8⤊ 0⤋
I see that the tv plays the parents role in this century, children need more than a television set on, they need to see that someone spend quality of time, maybe reading a book play games with them and so an.
2006-06-10 19:26:01 · answer #2 · answered by flowermieses@verizon.net 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
my son is also 4 months and luvs TV more then playing i try to limit his TV to 2 hours but lets face it some day i give in and just keep it on for him while i play with him so i think as long as you are trying other stuff then a little TV isn't so bad
2006-06-10 23:02:35 · answer #3 · answered by ~*big mama *~ 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes he doesnt know whats going on he is just so attracted to the lights.30 min is long time for him u know the lights will hurt his eyes being that young. try to let him watch it for few min only then turn it off. i heard on Tv that we shouldnt let babies under 5 years old to watch TV for long time cause it limited their brain and development..baby is born to play and develop not to watch tv.
2006-06-10 20:49:48 · answer #4 · answered by sasa 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
this seems to attract my sons attn too.its the lights and colors.if hes in his bouncer i just turn him around.its not BAD 4 them,just dont do it all the time,everyday!!did u go to ur baby's Dr appt yet?u told me u were gng 2 try 2 get their % chart and i should e mail u 2 see if u got it.try getting him a mirror,he will love that just as much.
2006-06-10 18:44:37 · answer #5 · answered by georgemi74 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My son was the same way so I went and bought him some "Baby Einstein" movies...We now have 5 movies and they are teaching the baby different things....I love em ...
2006-06-10 18:38:43 · answer #6 · answered by Danni 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
nope its normal... my 13 month old son loves to watch ER with me..
2006-06-10 19:48:05 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋