Re: T.v for babies.


enigma wrote:
> "MsLiz" <judgedl@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in
> news:1133618810.002438.313140@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx:
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> >
> > newmama wrote:
> >> Can anyone tell me if it is harmful for babies to watch
> >> tv alot? My baby is 9.5 mo old and he watches teletubbies
> >> alot. he doesnt acually sit there and stre at the tv, but
> >> i put it on in his bedroom and he just crawls around
> >> and climbs and plays while its on. is this a bad thing to
> >> do? i play with him and spend time with him alot, i read
> >> to him alot and sing to him.
> >>
> >> Chelsy
> >
> > I don't agree with babies/children/toddlers/tweens/teens
> > having a tv in their room. I think it sets up bad habits.
> > Two of my neighbors, whose kids have been in daycare as
> > infants and leave very early in the am with their parents
> > (and commute to a large city), have DVD players in the car
> > so that their kids are entertained for the commute.
>
> that's two *entirely* different things.
> i don't like tv. i grew up with a tv in a time when there
> weren't tvs in every home, nevermind every room. my parents
> were judicious about which programs they chose to watch & i
> think i became somewhat discriminating because of that.
> tv was NEVER allowed on during meals either.
>
> Boo watches some tv. he also has some DVDs & a DVD player
> which is portable and used in the car when we travel to
> relatives (7 hours on a good day). i think there's a limit of
> how much self-amusement a toddler can come up with strapped in
> a car seat. Boo watches the DVDs less now that he's 5, but the
> trips were pure hell until we got the DVD player when he was
> 2.5.
>
> > Personally, I think it's important that children learn to
> > rely on their own resources rather than on movies, tv, etc.
>
> what resources are available to a toddler tied down in the
> back seat?

Well, given that I raised two kids without a dvd player and both did
fine in the car, I guess it's safe to say that music, talking to them,
books, stuffed animals, etc. were always available to them. I kept a
basket of car stuff and when we they were really little, I'd have it in
my reach. I always brought healthy (not messy) snacks and water in the
car if they got thirsty or hungry. The same for when we went out to
eat...I always brought stuff for them to do; usually a book or crayons
or somthing. As they got older, it would be in their reach. Age
appropriate things to do changed as they got older. Maybe it's because
they were both "only" children (17 years apart), they learned to rely
on themselves more than either another person or another "thing".

Come on, we didn't have dvd players for years and kids did just fine in
the car. Simply talking about the trains going by, asking them to find
a yellow car or a bus...those are resources that are readily available
and don't cost a penny. I have driven my daughter countless times to
my sister's house (a 5 hour drive) from age 2 months up to this age and
she has always done fine without watching a movie.

My personal feeling is that it takes away from the one on one time that
we have, it takes away from the journey part and only focuses on the
destination and it also ups the ante for how children expect to be
intertained when traveling. Kind of like...what if you forget to bring
a dvd? Will the kid have a fit? It's one thing when they're older and
have not getten used to the "luxury" of watching an occassional dvd in
the car. It's another when kids grow up with it and expect it.
>
> > I also see them turn on the tv for them to fall asleep,
> > the two brothers (age 2 and 4) have each had a tv with a
> > dvd player in their rooms since birth. It's so easy to use
> > the tv/dvd as a babysitter and again, I think it can set up
> > the child for some bad habits.
>
> that's true about the babysitting, but sometimes having that
> option is not a bad thing. using the tv as a sitter is more a
> parental bad habit though.
> i'd never allow a tv in the bedroom. it's unnecessary & makes
> it hard to control what the kid is watching. obviously not a
> concern with a 9 month old, but it will be when the kid is 9
> years.
> lee

I think with a 9 month old, it conditions them to need the tv to fall
asleep. One of my greatest pleasures in life was having my babies fall
asleep in my arms, rocking in a chair or while reading them books.
> --
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> freedom is slavery
> ignorance is strength
> 1984-George Orwell

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