She doesn't watch TV every day. She will routinely go 3-4 days without TV but then a couple days watching. Some days she'll get to watch two Daniel Tiger episodes (1hr) and that's it. Other days I'll let her watch a movie (1-2hrs) or a bunch of shows (2-4hrs). The latter is rare, but if I'm not feeling well it's a big help. This includes time spent on her iPad.
Rarely. I never turn the TV on for myself- I'm more a music person- and we don't tend to turn it on for the news or anything. So if it's on, we're all watching. Sports game is the exception.
Sometimes. Things like wheel of fortune or family feud since they are easy to watch and still play.
Probably 2 hours a day, which is more than I'd like (I have a 2 year old). Most of it is because we need to entertain while doing things like getting ready for work and making dinner. Other times it's because it's raining, someone is sick, etc.
My kid does seem to be ahead of her peers in language and writing, so I tell myself that it's fine when I'm feeling particularly guilty.
How much time does your kid watch tv a day? too much, in my opinion. Probably 1-2 hrs/day. They sometimes watch 1 show in the morning, and always 1 show before bed. If it's up to DH, they also get another show or two after dinner. We don't have other electronics, so this is the entirety of their screen time, though
How much time is it on in the background at home? Not much beyond what the kids are watching
Do you have adult shows on while your kid is awake? DH watches sports centre in the AM with them around. That's about it
Dd1 is almost 5 and I don't keep track anymore. I limit as I see fit. She is in preschool, a couple of activities, loves to read, play with her toys, and play outside. So, I don't feel like we have a balance issue at this point.
Dd2 is not interested, unless she hears the hot-dog dance (she's 9 months). I will limit much more for her as she begins to show more interest. I'd love to say "none before 2" but I don't think that's realistic with big sister (and I think I let dd1 watch a show or two when she was <2 and loving Mickey)
We don't leave the tv on. I only play food network or sports when the girls are awake.
My daughter is young, 18 months, and just has no interest in TV right now. We've tried! We were all felled by a nasty daycare stomach bug a couple of months ago and we turned on Nick Jr. hoping it would give us some downtime as we alternated puking. It did nothing for her. So we're not super virtuous or strict about screen time, it's just that our kid's interests right now don't line up with TV watching. The TV is on for several hours on Sundays when my H watches football and she occasionally runs up to it, points, and says "KICK BALL!"
Watch TV? Maybe 30 minutes a day. He doesn't pay much attention to the TV.
During the week, its only on for an hour before bedtime. On the weekend its on pretty much all day.
I don't put kids shows on unless they're ones I can tolerate, but I do make sure the shows I'm watching are "family friendly". I've made DH change the channel a few times because I was concerned with the imagery/violence/language on the show, but I'm generally ok with him watching most things on during weekend daytime TV, especially since he doesn't really watch TV.
Post by runblondie26 on Dec 16, 2015 9:48:18 GMT -5
Well, we hit our data cap with Comcast 2 out of my 3 months on maternity leave because I was streaming so much Netflix.....
But normally, we try to limit kid shows to an hour while I cook/clean-up dinner on weeknights. And then on weekends, they get to watch cartoons in the morning while I exercise and do chores around the house.
I often have the news or cooking shows on for background noise, but they're not interested in hanging around the TV for that.
There's no normal in our house. Sometimes the TV doesn't come on at all because he sleeps in. Sometimes it's on a lot because one or all of us are sick. We'll put football on in the background but that's about it. We don't watch "our" shows while he's awake because we like to concentrate on what's going on.
DS has no attention span for a movie yet. We can usually get an episode of Curious George in the mornings. He got two this morning while my H and I dozed because we had all been up since 2 am. He'll get more this evening. I don't care.
Typically, they watch a half hour or so in the morning. Mostly after I'm gone. And then usually some in the evening. Some days, it's 20 min. Some days it's much more than that. It depends what else is going on and how close to crazy mom and dad are that day. Curious George did a lot of parenting last night. We don't generally watch our shows while the kids are awake, because mostly they're inappropriate. Once in a while, we get away with House Hunters or something. We do not use TV for background noise. I put on music sometimes instead.
We did cut cable, so it's 100% netflix right now. And Wii. And tablet. It's more than I'd like sometimes, but it would take big energy to change it.
I don't keep track anymore. It's not excessive. It's never on in the mornings or after school. Sometimes I'll turn it on for DD after preschool lets out while the boys are still in school but most afternoons we have somewhere to be. Mostly, they watch it right after dinner and before bed while DH and I are kind of relaxing. Then we turn it off and start the bedtime routines which include a lot of reading. I don't see a problem with that.
On the weekends he can get a lot of TV time. I can almost guarantee he will be getting a ton of it this weekend after the week we've had. My H and I absolutely need some rest and this is how we get it. Maybe we could have stuck with the whole "no TV before 2" thing if we had family help. But probably not lol.
Mine are almost 6 and close to 4 they each get to pick one show in the early am while I pack lunches and make breakfast. We only have Netflix this equls about 40 mins total in the mornings. They also have 1-2 20 min shows at night usually unless they have sports or a play date or something that goes late. We do tons of other activities, read, etc all day (or oldest has school) so I feel they have plenty of other activities going on. It is never on in the background. My h and I might watch a show after they go to bed, or read.
Weeknights: depends on E's behavior and whether we have plans. I'd guess it averages out to 20 minutes. There are usually 2-3 weeknights he watches none, and 2-3 where he watches 30-45 minutes.
Weekends: up to an hour in the morning and an hour after nap, again depending on behavior, plans, how he's feeling. So, up to two hours.
No TV on in the background. The sound of an unwatched TV drives me crazy.
Yes, we typically watch a couple hours after bedtime this time of year. I try to do more outside after bedtime when it's still light out in spring/summer. On weekends, I love watching a movie with H after E's in bed.
The TV Is always on for background noise so she catches minutes of tv. She doesn't actually sit and watch yet but pro ably still averages an hour of screen time a day by focusing in it here and there.
We avoid horror and violence while she's awake. But we don't put children's shows on so she sees a lot of HGTV and RHOA.
We're crazy FT parents and try hard to not let her watch TV, so take that with a grain of salt. I can easily see this changing with 2 kids.
How much time does your kid watch tv a day? Zero, but she's 10 months.
How much time is it on in the background at home? We try to never keep it on if she's awake.
Do you have adult shows on while your kid is awake? DH will sometimes sneak football on Sundays if he's holding her while I'm cooking dinner, but that's about it. I will fully admit my kid is mesmerized by the TV (and phones and the ipad) so we try to keep everything away from her until it's more "developmentally appropriate."
Post by 5kcandlesinthewind on Dec 16, 2015 10:33:53 GMT -5
My kid is almost 7 months old, and we are already failing. The tv is on A LOT in our house, mostly as background noise, but he'll stop what he's doing sometimes and watch a few seconds of South Park or the Simpsons. I figure as long as we can scale it back before he starts yelling "goddammit!" Cartman-style, he'll be fine.
I'm glad you posted this, as I struggle with the "right" amount. I tried to type out when she watches tv (typically episodes of Daniel Tiger), but it's too confusing because I work but she's not in daycare, so it really depends on who is watching her, if she has preschool, etc... I'd say she averages about 2 hours per day on the weekdays (mostly in the morning so I can get ready for work and the afternoon/evening so I can prepare dinner). Weekends vary greatly from none to a lot, depending on what we're doing.
I rarely have the TV on when she's up unless she's watching something, because I can't focus on a show while she's running around anyway. H does sometimes have football on in the background on Sundays. We do watch our shows at night while she's sleeping, it's my favorite way to unwind.
TV is not my hill to die on. I grew up watching a ton of TV.
DD # 1 she watches some of her netflix shows in the evenings. As long as she has good behavior and got her sticker for the day at school.
DD# 2 is 14 months and well she loves watching her songs. BINGO, Star/Owl Twinkle Twinkle, and Old McDonald and she is really good about trying to touch the screen and navigate the tablet. So I feel like it's a good practice for her PT and keeps her happy when she is getting the hardcore PT.
I watch TV on the weekends. During the week I hardly have time to finish one show.
It depends - if he's sick I don't limit screen time. We try and not watch it during the week (we work) since we don't get to spend a lot of time with him one on one. On the weekends we try and keep it to an hour a day. We don't have regular cable just Apple TV so the tv is never on. We watch adult shows after he goes to bed or when he naps.
Post by NothingWrongwithOhio on Dec 16, 2015 11:19:18 GMT -5
On weekdays, she watches zero TV. On weekends, she's allowed one movie a day. HOWEVER, H and I have both been really sick the past two weekends, so she's watched a lot more.
H has been binge watching the Americans, so that's almost always on. Before that, we binge watched Vikings. After the Americans, I think we're doing the Man from High Castle. I never miss an episode of Doctor Who. We always watch Big Bang Theory and Blacklist. Agent Carter and Galavant are coming up in January. Oh and GoT in April. So...we watch a fair amount of TV after she goes to bed.
Daycare during the week all day, so usually 20-30 min or so after dinner is all there is time for really though if I'm alone with them I often let them eat in front of the tv and they get a bit more tv time then.
At the weekend it depends. Anywhere between zero and ... four hours? lol
They are 3.5 & 1.5. The 3 year old is obsessed with tv/screen zombie and the one year old is interested but has a low attention span.
How much time is it on in the background at home? Not a lot, I hate background TV.
Do you have adult shows on while your kid is awake? No, because if we tried she would be annoying us constantly to put on her shows since the tv is on.
Tuesday through Friday they watch none at home (but I know on Wednesdays the older kids have a movie at after school program and youngest goes to an in home daycare where they watch some TV probably daily). On Mondays youngest is home with DH and I would bet there is 2 hours of TV those days. Weekends it depends. Sometimes they watch a couple hours, sometimes they only watch a few minutes.
How much time is it on in the background at home? Never. TV is in the basement. It is only on if we are actively watching it.
Do you have adult shows on while your kid is awake? No. Again TV is in basement. DH and I only watch TV a couple of nights a week generally.
About two hours in the morning and again in the afternoon right now. I try to limit to 2 hours a day it with the baby needing to nap and her waking it up if the tv isn't on I do what I can. Dh and I watch about two hours after kids are asleep.
It seems like when there are polls about this people say they watch a 20 minute show a couple times a week. I then feel guilty. Then I read about movies kids are obsessed with and feel like people are watching more than they let on. Ease my guilt about screen time. No judging allowed in here.
How much time does your kid watch tv a day? Weekdays, they watch anywhere from zero to an hour. It depends on how quickly they get ready to go in the morning, whether or not we go to the gym after school (gym daycare always has the tv on), and what time we eat dinner.
On weekends, they watch anywhere from an hour to three. It's a lot. I'm not proud.
How much time is it on in the background at home? Never.
Do you have adult shows on while your kid is awake? No.
How much time does your kid watch tv a day? Probably 1-2 hours. Maybe more. Maybe less. Weekends its more.
How much time is it on in the background at home? More than it should lately. I'm trying to be more purposeful about it. Not using it as background, using music instead.
Do you have adult shows on while your kid is awake? Usually no. My kids watch it if its on, so they don't need to see adult situations on dramas, etc.
I have a 3 year old and a 6 year old. They watch 30-60 minutes of TV in the morning before school and another 30-60 minutes after school. They also often get one show before bed time. I have a lot of guilt about it but they are both bright, active kids so it doesn't seem to be adversely affecting them.
My kids are 5y. They aren't allowed to watch tv during the school week unless they're sick or something exigent. This is because they are like zombies if I have it on and when I go to turn it off they flip out. It's easier for me to keep it off than deal with their antics. On the weekends the TV is on when we're home so they watch a lot of it then because they watch shows, movies, and play the wii.
How much time does your kid watch tv a day? I don't keep track nor do I care to.
How much time is it on in the background at home? All the time.
Do you have adult shows on while your kid is asleep? And while awake.
All of this. Except that I usually don't watch much adult tv while they are awake (usually only on the weekends when PBS isn't running back to back kids safe - and adult entertaining - programming).
Here's the thing. Most of the time they aren't even paying attention to it, they are playing around in the family room or playing on the ipad (which is usually ABC mouse though is recently always on that stupid lion guard show). They play outside almost as much as they play inside too - so I'm not overly worried about it.