Kids/Babys and TV?

[Alex1975]

Hi all,

As some of you will know I have a new baby, she is 4 months now and I have noticed that she has started to take an interest in the TV around about 6.30 when I get home(Simpson`s). My wife is really pissy about it but when she is cooking my dinner I like an easy life and let the baby peek at the TV.

I am aware that there is no right or wrong with this and my colleague who is a mother and grandmother tells me that they learn so much from the TV now days.

Our plan was no TV and no dummys, whats your take on it?

 

[bladeplayer]

Alex it about keepin the baby happy mate , we are blessed with a boy nearly 10mths now has a dummy & watches tv when we are , now im not saying use it 10 hours a day as a babysitter etc but in my very limited experience it does no harm .. HID friend has a girl 9mths & is doing it by the book (?? ) what ever that is ?? they stayed over the other weekend & the child was whinging n crying nearly all the time our lad couldnt make out what was going on .. i think if ya shower the baby with love & affection itl be a happy one .. thats not based on any book or parenting course just on my very limited experience mate ..

 

[Alex1975]

NON STOP Love is what she gets!!! I think she is kissed 10000 times a day.

I think your right, all things in moderation. She is such a good baby but 6.30-8 is her moaning time as she winds down for the night.

 

[Ken_A]

The wee un is 4 - I let him watch soem TV when he was young and he got a dummy.

We had no problems getting him off the dummy, and he still loves the tv. However, when we turn the tv off he is good enough to play with his toys - IMHO thay are all different and there is no right answer - keep them happy and dont just strap them infront of the telly to get a break, if they are being hard work it is generally due to boredom. when he is bored we take time with him and do stuff - yesterday we built a scarecrow for the strawberry patch - he wanted to do it for a few days but he misbehaved and was not allowed to do it until he was good.

In short - do what you feel is the good thing to do - and that is rarely the easy thing.

Good luck for the hard times, but they just get more fun every day, that is untill they hit their teens.

 

[bladeplayer]

Yea ours is round 8 aswell , will rub the eys off himself & fight the sleep & get cranky , we give him a bottle & he be gone shortly .. sound like ye are doin a great job .. if a bit of tv & dummy eases the geting to sleep (for you & the baby) then so be it , itl get to a point and theyl just nod off ..

 

[rosecott]

Semi-professional curmudgeon here.
Friday evening is for laughs and rubbish about golf.
We've all either/both been and had children - you'll learn, they are loveable but they eventually get in the way.

 

[kid2]

Al,
I have an 8 yr old girl and a 4 yr old boy.
Its life changing for the better with kids pal you'll love it...There is nothing better than having a toddler running to you with their arms out and a big smile the minute you open the door and return from work...

As for the TV and the Dummies....
My 2 never got dummies but my sis has a 4 month old girl and she has one....It can make the difference between a decent nights sleep for you both or not...The trick with them is to try and ween them off them early.... Otherwise you might have a 5 or 6 yr old on your hands that relies on a dummy for comfort...

And TV....Dont worry about that....She's starting to really make use of her new found eyesight now and its more to do with colours than actually getting down and comfy with the latest episode of Emmerdale

Enjoy it lad...
Their will be heaps of stories to tell people about her escapades as she grows up...

What you'll love is the standing and walking phase and when your constantly having to pull her out of cupboards and keep her away from things....
Its a mile a minute panic with toddlers...All for the good.

 

[AuburnWarrior]

I've never understood this 'NO TV for kids' stance. As long as you're regulating what they watch i.e CBeebies rather than Pulp Fiction and Disney Junior rather than 'Debbie does Dallas' then I really don't see where the harm is.

The stuff on CBeebies and Disney Junior is very, very educational and, therefore, is probably beneficial to the child.

I must also mention 'Something Special' on CBeebies which is aimed at children with special needs. Thankfully, neither of my children have special needs but they love the program and 'sign' along with Justin the presenter.

 

[pokerjoke]

Our children have just both been on ceebies birthdays and they were so happy seeing there cards on tv.
I think the tv will do no harm if there watching the right programmes,and in moderation.
As we know as adults,you can learn a lot by just watching.