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Tv TIME
hi girls hope we and our toddlers are all well!1
after some advice regarding tv. brooke watches loads of it it is on all day even as background noise. she has to have it on she has a tantrum when it is turned off and just keeps swithing it on herself. i read the other day they should watch no more than 2 hours a day! anyone elses child have cbeebies on every waking hour?! how can i get her out of the habit of watching it. she wants it on all the time at other peoples houses too. we play together and read together and have fun but god forbid the tv goes off! even when she is interacting doing other things she still has to have it on! music is no good its like she will keep it on all day just in case something comes on that she wants to watch.
so fat today i have managed to keep it off for about half hour before the tantrums started and she realised it wasnt on. xx
after some advice regarding tv. brooke watches loads of it it is on all day even as background noise. she has to have it on she has a tantrum when it is turned off and just keeps swithing it on herself. i read the other day they should watch no more than 2 hours a day! anyone elses child have cbeebies on every waking hour?! how can i get her out of the habit of watching it. she wants it on all the time at other peoples houses too. we play together and read together and have fun but god forbid the tv goes off! even when she is interacting doing other things she still has to have it on! music is no good its like she will keep it on all day just in case something comes on that she wants to watch.
so fat today i have managed to keep it off for about half hour before the tantrums started and she realised it wasnt on. xx
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He doesnt watch it properly most of the time, its just background noise, he also likes dancing to the music lol
Sorry no helpful advice (
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Its very educational for the little ones! ;\)
Our tv is up on our wall and the controls are hidden away in a locked drawer, if they werent I would bet I would have the same problem!!
[Modified by: Emilie on January 12, 2009 02:32 PM]
How old is Sam?
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He isn't 'seriously' into JK but he dances when the theme tune comes on and recognizes Jeremys voice...how terrible lol I watched it alot whilst pregnant and when sam was a newborn so its maybe why hehe
Poor kid!
Oh is trying to get him to take an interest in top gear but he clearly enjoys mummys choice of tv programs ;\) x
He does play with toys while it is on but it is useful for distracting him when you need to get on with things.
I personally don't think it does a great deal of harm so long as they aren't glued to it constantly!
Only thing I can suggest is to switch off the plug 7 then when lo gets up in the mornig just dont' switch the tv on. If she has a paddy then let her get on with it. SKY+ some favored shows then let her watch one as a treat/reward for being good then turn off the tv again. Eventually she will get used ot it not being on all the time.
Sonny mainly prefers theme tunes than the actual programs so have a dance when they start then goes back to whatever he is doing.
If my boys have tantrums I leave them to get on with it. They will eventually stop whether its 5 mins or 55 mins I leave them. If you dont want to do that then you could always try sayin its broken and let her push the on/off button(proof LOL) and say you'll get daddy to fix it later. Its better to do it now then deal with a child that wants TV 24/7. Good luck xx
she just doesn't care about the tv,and because she wont sit still for more then 5 seconds it wasn't reallyan issue.
However,i can tell she likes ITNG and was thinking of getting her a tiny tvfor her room so she can watch it before she goes to bed- 15mins max at this age.
She is 17 mths.
We have it on for an hour or so in the morning then the bedtime hour on cbeebies and that's it. She also won't be having a tv in her room till she's a lot older. My friends little boy could operate a dvd and tv by the time he was 2 as he had one in his own room, yet he couldn't do the simplest 2 piece jigsaw! I don't think that's right!
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We usually watch cbeebies in the morning for an hour or so (balamory, me too and big cook little cook ) then we go out and it doesn't go on again until about 4 Max watches tv while i cook dinner it keeps him entertained and I know where he is! So I'd say it's quite a good thing
I think they only frown about it because it could in effect stip children having the time nedded spent on them,ie-one on one time playing and reading,time with other children and time outdoors!I think if Ben gets all of this as he does then abit of tv wont do any harm!
I was having this discussion with some other mums whose children are a bit older, and they said they could tell which children were'nt allowed tv at home because all they wanted to do when they came round was watch tv all the time.
Moderation.
There are too many "rules" nowadays about what is best for children but as long as common sense is used i think just do the best you can and what you think is right!
At the end of the day we work hard as mums and the TV also gives us some peace to get some lunch, do the washing up or whatever for 5 minutes and that is a good thing!
Amy. x