Do you let your toddler watch tv?

Question

If so, for how many hours a day? Do you believe that watching tv is bad for babies or toddlers?

Answer 1

i beleive tv in small doses can be good, but if they watch too much tv , they don't develope some motor and thinking and speach skills.
i think tv maybe 30 mins -1 hour to give yourself that break u need, then crafts, lego ,talking, playing games < for exercise >, even dancing playing music and just giggling. rember what u teach your child in the first 6 years is what they grow on for their life.

also its proven children who watch alot of tv< 3--4 hours > a day , don't devlope speach patterns , that others who don't .

Answer 2

I let my son watch some tv. I've been told the most he should watch is about 2 hours a day. A lot of times he's playing while the tv is on so it doesn't have his full attention. That I don't mind but when he starts to just sit and stare at the tv too long I will shut it off and drag his butt away from it.

I do have to say now I supervise what my son watches. Early on my husband and I would let him watch anything he wanted until he started developing bad habits.

His speech therapist even recommended some tv as a way to help develop his speech better. He has learned things from tv. Not all of it is good but he's learning.

Answer 3

I believe children shouldn't watch TV. Well a lot that is. I think for 2 yrs. and under should be less than an hour a day. My daughter doesn't watch TV at all. I heard from a birth to 3 educator that TV does nothing for a child's brain. The only TV my daughter watches is the singing ones and she doesn't even sit and watch. I know TV can be an easy babysitter when your trying to get things done. Witch is OK to use once in a while not all the time.

Answer 4

I am a firm beleiver that TV is ok for kids! I am not saying park them in front of the tv, and leave and never see them again! but a few hours spaced out through out the day is ok, My son watches cartoons, on nick jr. usually while I am just waking up and feeding the baby, or if I am trying to get some things done in the morning, or if I just need to take a shower! he usually gets about 3 hours from when he wakes till he goes to bed, my hubby feels this is too much, so he always turns the TV off, but i know he too secretly uses the TV when I am not there! sometimes you just need a break. and it helps.

Answer 5

When my son was a toddler is seemed our tv in the living room was on most of the day, although usually noone was in there to watch it. I would program my tv to turn to different educational shows during the day so he wasnt watching any shows unappropriate for his age. There were only a couple of shows that would catch his attention, he liked the songs where you get up and dance along.
I think Tv is ok as long as its monitored by you and its not used as a babysitter.

Answer 6

My daughter is almost 2 1/2 yrs old. We do allow her to watch some TV, but it is only 1 chanel (Treehouse - I don't know if you have it in your area). I try to put music on, or encourage her to play with her toys at other times, but sometimes I do let her watch in the evenings or the weekend. If she is watching in the evening with her Dad and I we are very careful about what we watch. If there is something inappropriate on (such as nudity, violence) we change the chanel. She also has a Strawberry Shortcake video that she loves and it is very appropriate. I think so long as you are screening what they watch it is OK, but do limit the hours. There are so many ways for them to keep busy besides the TV. And in my opinion what they see on TV really does affect them.

Answer 7

I am a mom of three kids ages 3-9 and I feel watching TV in moderation is OK as long as you are supervising them. I know in the morning, I like to go on line and the kids are watching Nick Jr. or Noggin to amuse them. It gives me some alone time while they indulge in TV. These shows are not only entertaining, but educational. I allow them to watch a total of about 4 hours of TV a day.

Answer 8

Only shows like the Backyardigans and Elmo (when he's on SS). My little guy just turned one and doesn't really pay that much attention to the TV, he's too busy trying to walk. In the next couple of years though I will have to keep him at about two hours spread out along the day at most. Too much TV in my opinion open him up unto too many things that I don't want him to see yet. I want to mold his mind and help him learn to think for himself before corporate marketers tell him what he should want to play with, eat, wear, go and see at the movies, etc. I quit my job to raise him not to let the TV do it for me. Hope this helps, good luck with the little one.

STYT

Answer 9

yes, but usually only in the mornings while I do housework, etc..They are only allowed to watch certain channels ec.. Typically PBS, playhouse disney, and some NOGGIN.
I don't think its BAD, I just think it needs to be monitored. My kids are only allowed to watch educational and entertaining programs. On television atleast, occasionally I will let them rent a video or watch wizard of oz or movies like that.

Answer 10

I don't know. It may depend on the child. Both my kids watched quite a bit of harmless TV (usually playing while watching) and they are both now honor roll students.