How much tv is a 2 year old supposed to watch daily?

Answer 1

The following "The Ten Commandments Of Wise TV Viewing" is from the book "What To Expect The Toddler Years" pg 161-164

1: Establish sensible limits now.
-Toddlers should be "doing" than "watching"
2: Enforce limits.
-Redirect your toddler's interest elsewhere when their show is over
3: Time television viewing
4: Watch together
-This will lead into the next "commandment"
5: Make TV viewing interactive
-Draw the characters
-you can also print out coloring pages of your childs favorite shows
-Comment and ask questions
-Motivate child to sing and dance
-Sing-along and dance-along videos encourage active participation
6: Avoid using television as a substitute for attention
7: Do not offer TV as a bribe or reward or take it away as punishment
-These stategies make the TV seem more enticing
8: Set a positive example
9: Be selective
-Preview
-Choose appropriately
-Videotape
10: Conteract the negatives
-Turning the family focus away from the TV
-Building best-odds habits
-Passing on values (discuss the values like on Dumbo...The boys were mean to pick on Dumbo)
-Stimulating creativity and intellectual development
-Meeting emotional needs
-Talking about violence (if children witness an incident on the news, etc)

I have a 3 y/o and 6 y/o that love to watch TV. I limit it to Nick Jr; Noggin and Disney channel cartoons.

Good Interactive shows are...
Nick Jr and Noggin show the same shows pretty much...
Dora The Explorer
Go, Diego, Go
Wonder Pets
Lazy Town
Backyardigans
Blues Clues

Disney Channel
Little Einsteins
Mickey Mouse Clubhouse
Jojo's Circus

Answer 2

None. It's not a baby sitter, yet there might be some select videos you can get for that age group. I believe that children ages 0-5 are the most important years of there lives. Their brains develop the most, and so does their personalities, their belief system, and what we as parents allow our kids to see and hear programs their minds and their thinking for most of their lives.
So the question is, "what do you want to expose your children to?"
Here is another view point. My wife is a First Grade Teacher for 19 years now. Because of TV, kids attention span is just a few seconds. A high dose of TV, programs the kids to want the seen to change at school at the rate and speed they are use to from TV.
Not my kids. Because they didn't watch TV their attention span was allot greater they knew how to pay attention. That, and we read to them allot.
Blessings to ya.

Answer 3

I'm not sure a 2-year-old is "supposed" to watch tv, period.

I would say not more than an hour or two. He or she can learn a lot from Barney, Blues Clues, or Sesame Street, but it's generally better for them to learn in other ways for the most part.

Answer 4

I totally agree with '1bigpane's' response. Children at the age of two are just beginning to explore the world and it maybe better to use more suitable tools to help them develop. Like books, or music, or field trips. The zoo and nature trips are a wonderful place to start. I know it can be difficult especially with 2 year old and housework or office work, but you have to make the effort. Write a schedule and stick to it. You cannot replace these years or miss them

Answer 5

the most a 2 year old should watch is 1 hour 2 at the most

Answer 6

I often wonder that too, I think an hour or two is ok of pbs type stuff, the only channel I let my little one watch Or somtimes the baby education ch. What people have to under stand is that this stuff is not like it once was, My kid actually learns alot from some of these shows. Id like to feel I teach her more though! Also we love reading to her and she is at that age (shes 2, my youngest)) were she loves to be read too and LOVES to ask wutchadoindaddy? Its a great time, great age! Lil sponges they are!

Answer 7

None. Try putting it away and seeing what changes there are in your child. Just give it a try; you can always bring it back it you feel it hasn't made any difference, but give it a few weeks tv-free first. My kid got even nicer when I ditched the tv altogether.

Answer 8

I'd say over two hours is pushing it. I never let my kids watch more then maybe an hour of TV every other day. I would love to say they never watch TV but they sometimes do.

Answer 9

I would say no more that a hour per day. Why start a child on a bad habit of zoning out in front of a tv?

Answer 10

my nephew watches 2 or 3 hours of tv a day and is active and loves sports