Does your child watch TV?
Mine does! Not to the point where all she does is sit in front of the screen all day, but we do watch some shows and movies that she loves.
A would rather be outside than sit in front of a television. She loves singing, playing, coloring and playing with play-doh.
In the morning we watch a "show"...mostly "Ha Ha" aka Snow White (the name Ha Ha came from her singing the beginning song) for about a half hour....and at night after our dance party (which by the way has been mostly the "chicken dance" then "Toot Toot chugga chugga big red car" followed by "head, shoulders, knees and toes" on REPEAT for over an hour! We watch one of the shows on demand...mostly Caillou...maybe 20 minutes tops.
DH has the television or the radio on during the day...and if she grazes by it and watches, it doesn't keep her attention long enough...
I have read lately that too much can rot your brain, and then the opposing let your child watch tv no harm can be done.
What is your take? Seriously. Does your child watch TV? Do they have a favorite character? Are you like me and if the Wiggles lets me speed clean my house for 20 minutes do you let them watch it? (by the way, I am an Olympic speed cleaner...yeah...I can vacuum, dust, sweep and empty/load the dishwasher all in 20 minutes..and it looks amazing!)
Sesame Street from 9 am to 10 am is how most know when to message me/email me/call me. It is my one hour to bang out tweets, connect with friends AND get some dishes & other chores done. I'm grateful for the time and for the invention that is tv :D *Louis does not sit and watch all 50 minutes, he tends to watch only the beginning, then run off and come back for Elmo's World. Still? Great.*
ReplyDeleteElmo is my way to shower! We have Sesame St DVDs that are 20 minutes long and she is allowed watch them on the weekend when my husband and I run around the house getting things done.
ReplyDeleteThe TV is usually on all day (Disney, NickJr), but he plays while watching it. We mostly watch educational shows(like Team Umizoomi for math skills). He mostly drives his cars around the living room while he listens to it. I've heard both sides as well, too much is bad and that it doesn't hurt. When my cousin was little she wasn't allowed to watch ANY tv and her Dr actually told my aunt and uncle they needed to let her watch some because as she was getting older she was completely clueless about the world.
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