Infant TV shows?

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Anonymous wrote:P.S. I, too, watched a ton of TV as a kid, and the TV was on constantly. I, too, have about all the academic gold stars that can possibly be received... and I have a crap attention span and (IMO) less-than-stellar social skills and subpar emotional regulation skills. So there's that.


I have ADD, terrible emotional coping skills and am terribly awkward. Grew up with no TV until I was well into elementary school/middle school and even than it was limited. Now I binge watch shows like crazy, I feel like I missed out as a kid. It's all about healthy balances.


I am the PP you responded to and also binge-watch shows like crazy (I also have ADHD). I don't think it would have been healthier for you to have unlimited TV, and from what I've witnessed (my family and DH's rife with ADHD), it wouldn't have necessarily been healthier for you to have had "a healthy balance," either. It very much depends on the child, and kids with ADHD usually don't do great with high-stimulation activities like TV, especially when they're very little.
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Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:P.S. I, too, watched a ton of TV as a kid, and the TV was on constantly. I, too, have about all the academic gold stars that can possibly be received... and I have a crap attention span and (IMO) less-than-stellar social skills and subpar emotional regulation skills. So there's that.


I have ADD, terrible emotional coping skills and am terribly awkward. Grew up with no TV until I was well into elementary school/middle school and even than it was limited. Now I binge watch shows like crazy, I feel like I missed out as a kid. It's all about healthy balances.


I am the PP you responded to and also binge-watch shows like crazy (I also have ADHD). I don't think it would have been healthier for you to have unlimited TV, and from what I've witnessed (my family and DH's rife with ADHD), it wouldn't have necessarily been healthier for you to have had "a healthy balance," either. It very much depends on the child, and kids with ADHD usually don't do great with high-stimulation activities like TV, especially when they're very little.


I agree that unlimited TV is not good for anyone, adults included. But letting a kid sit down to watch an hour of a cartoon if they're interested and able to sit still for it is probably not going to damage them for life. It's like the parents who don't let their kids eat any junk food- you see those kids shoving down cupcakes at birthday parties while mom and dad aren't looking. It just seems nuts to be so black/white about TV, we aren't talking about heroin here.
Anonymous
I turn on the tv for my 17 month old pretty rarely (maybe for a few minutes once every couple weeks or so?) I'll put it on when it's been a really long day, the weather is bad, or when he is sick or having pain from teething or something.

I always put in a DVD for him instead of just having regular tv on a) because I hate commercials and b) because I don't know what time kids' programs come on since we hardly ever watch and I don't want to spend time finding an appropriate show for him.

Anyway, we have a couple DVDs of Elmo's world and Baby Einstein and he seems to like both of those pretty well but will only really watch for 5-10 minutes before turning his attention to something else, at which point I'll just turn off the tv because I hate to have it on in the background when no one's watching and I figure if he's not that interested in it, it's not a habit I am trying to reinforce, it's just kind of a rainy day/sick day 5-10 min novelty for now.

I'm not opposed to him seeing more tv (I'm not a nut about it and I don't try to keep him from watching at other people's houses) but I just don't really see the point since he's not that interested in it anyway why get him started?
Anonymous
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:P.S. I, too, watched a ton of TV as a kid, and the TV was on constantly. I, too, have about all the academic gold stars that can possibly be received... and I have a crap attention span and (IMO) less-than-stellar social skills and subpar emotional regulation skills. So there's that.


I have ADD, terrible emotional coping skills and am terribly awkward. Grew up with no TV until I was well into elementary school/middle school and even than it was limited. Now I binge watch shows like crazy, I feel like I missed out as a kid. It's all about healthy balances.


Healthy balance isn't a part of the DCUM, unfortunately. Insufferable Type A moms are.


I didn't realize following our pediatrician's advice made me insufferable.
Anonymous
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:P.S. I, too, watched a ton of TV as a kid, and the TV was on constantly. I, too, have about all the academic gold stars that can possibly be received... and I have a crap attention span and (IMO) less-than-stellar social skills and subpar emotional regulation skills. So there's that.


I have ADD, terrible emotional coping skills and am terribly awkward. Grew up with no TV until I was well into elementary school/middle school and even than it was limited. Now I binge watch shows like crazy, I feel like I missed out as a kid. It's all about healthy balances.


I am the PP you responded to and also binge-watch shows like crazy (I also have ADHD). I don't think it would have been healthier for you to have unlimited TV, and from what I've witnessed (my family and DH's rife with ADHD), it wouldn't have necessarily been healthier for you to have had "a healthy balance," either. It very much depends on the child, and kids with ADHD usually don't do great with high-stimulation activities like TV, especially when they're very little.


I agree that unlimited TV is not good for anyone, adults included. But letting a kid sit down to watch an hour of a cartoon if they're interested and able to sit still for it is probably not going to damage them for life. It's like the parents who don't let their kids eat any junk food- you see those kids shoving down cupcakes at birthday parties while mom and dad aren't looking. It just seems nuts to be so black/white about TV, we aren't talking about heroin here.


"Everything in moderation" is not the best policy for every kid or every stage/age or everything. And moderation is in the eye of the beholder. I actually know as many "no-sugar" kids who avoid sugary things because they're too sweet as no-sugar kids who binge. It's almost as if "everything in moderation" doesn't work for every situation!
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