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[quote=Anonymous]My best friend has a 2.5-year-old and a 7-month-old. I've got a 6-month-old.  Her kids seem to be thriving and well-adjusted and I really respect her as a parent.  Anyway, we just got back from a vacation with her and her family, and I am shocked by the amount of TV she and her DH have their kids watching.  Not just the older one--they will strap the younger one in his bouncy seat in front of Yo Gabba Gabba for an hour or more, multiple times per day.  I actually think they don't realize how much they are doing it, especially since both mom and dad do it at different times.  (Kind of like how I don't realize how much time I spend on DCUM, because I choose not to keep track and it would be depressing to actually know :)

We have not put our DS in front of the TV yet, but we really haven't needed to since he is in daycare all day and we try to stay as busy as possible on weekends.  My friend is a SAHM with an active toddler and an infant, so she faces different challenges.  I guess I just kind of thought nobody really did TV at this age, but maybe people do and just don't talk about it.  I know it sounds like I'm being judgmental but really I'm just trying to figure out if I can cut myself a little slack and pop in Baby Einstein once in a while.

2 questions:

Since this is an anonymous forum, be honest--when did your kid first start watching TV and how much does s/he watch per day?

And a related question: do you think it's OK to occasionally have the TV on in the room but make sure the child is turned away?  (Like when DS gets up at 5:30 a.m. on a Sunday and I am barely functioning and he would be perfectly content in his jumperoo while I catch up on Nurse Jackie?)    [/quote]

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