We're currently having a TV free week this week, well saying that my daughters (aged 6 and 5) are. I was going to participate but Lost restarted on Tuesday and I couldn't not watch. Even knowing it was on my DVR would have been just too much for me to handle!
My daughters didn't watch a huge amount of TV, well I thought they didn't but having the TV off for a week as proved otherwise! My daughters would watch something on the TV when they got up in the morning and then again when they got home from school. Sometime we would have the TV on whilst I was making dinner, it all depended on how tired everyone was.
I started the week feeling a little scared, how was I going to cope with them not watching TV. They did great, I did great. We have spent the week talking more and playing more. Though I do think my eldest daughter benefits from watching a little TV when she gets home from school, she has a hard transitioning time.
Most of all we survived, it was easy, it was FUN. And I got to watch Lost, yes!
So, how much TV is okay?
Experts say NO TV for the first 2 years. Have you managed that?
I didn't, I would pop on a Baby Einstein DVD for my eldest to watch when I nursed my youngest, you know those newborn days when your baby nurses for at least 40 minutes! My eldest was 14 months. It was hard to keep a 14 month old entertained whist nursing.
Over 2 year olds should watch a maximum of 1 - 2 hours a day.
I think some days we were going over that, though not any more.
What are your child's favorite shows?
My daughters love nature shows, tennis is a big favorite and we all sit down to watch Phineas and Ferb. Though we may not be doing that with such regularity anymore.
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