Post by scribellesam on Oct 1, 2015 9:30:12 GMT -5
Well I bought DS2 a Little People Mickey Mouse Clubhouse set for his first birthday this weekend because he likes the show so much sooo ... I think it's fair to say I don't worry about it too much.
I'm a introvert SAHM with two at home full time. Screen time is how I remain sane.
Ugh, yes. This is the bane of my existence. This is our only option though as we don't have a TV. I wish there was some way to freeze the screen so he couldn't screw it up a million times though.
You can get kid covers that block it.
Anyway. DS only gets screen time between 7-8 whIle baby sleeps
Set up guided access!! They have to hit the home button quickly 3 times and enter a password to get back to he home screen.
OK...guided access ROCKS. Now she can watch netflix on it if need be and I won't have to worry about DS. Thank you all. She is playing her animal games right now.
I use the tv so I can do some chores around the house now and then, because if I didn't, nothing would ever get done. I might be ruining my kid but at least I will be sane...right?
DS1 watches on my phone in the mornings before the house wakes up, since he gets up at 630am and I'm not ready to wake up. DS2 doesn't get up until like 7 or 7:30. He also watches in the car and DS2 can't see it.
I don't really care, it just hasn't happened for DS2 yet.
Lets be fair...by about 15 months old DD was watching about 30 minutes a day of tv. Considering that the suggestion is no TV before 2, I certainly didn't limit her all that much, lol. BUT, DS isn't even 6 months old and DD is closer to 60 minutes a day now, 90 minutes on rainy/bad days.
DD isn't allowed to turn on the TV while DS is awake. She is busy with homework, playing with him and dinner, however, on most days that they are awake together. It's obviously easier for me to stick to this than if they were both home together all day!
we don't worry about it really with my son. Ever since he could move he just goes where his sister is generally. I'm not fighting the fight
he's almost 17 months now and I guess when he was an immobile baby I turned him away from it but i haven't made efforts to physically keep him from it since he could move on his own
I actually find myself longing for the day when he achieves "Tv zombie" status like my 3 year old. Right now he still has no attention span so he'll look for a minute then start screeching/climbing on things etc.
the day I can put a movie on and expect actual peace for 90 minutes will be wonderful
Post by ilikedonuts on Oct 1, 2015 12:41:42 GMT -5
I've found too that screen time then decreases when they can play together as #2 gets older. I get my stuff done around the house and they entertain each other. Win win. (Well except for the fighting. Oh god the fighting)
So just think of it as more screen in the beginning but less later