To ask honestly what time the TV goes on?

Not much really. Never in the mornings as we (me and DD7) are 100% not morning people so we are always in a mad rush. Most days she'll sit and read a book for a bit for 5-10 minutes while i'm in the shower or getting her lunch ready if we have time rather than put on the TV.

In the evenings we're pretty busy with activities but we maybe do half an hour after dinner if we've nothing on to wind down on the sofa.

I don't think there's anything wrong with a bit of TV (everything in moderation) provided you know what your child is watching and it's not complete rubbish. DD7 mainly watches Storybots, Hey Duggee!, Shaun the sheep and recently Deadly 60 with Steve Backshal which are all good shows. Thank goodness there's no Bing or Peppa any more.

I watched a hell of a lot of TV growing up and it didn't do me much harm. What does absolutely get my goat is kids on phones and tablets. I see so many kids in prams, cars or in restaurants absolutely glued to their phone or tablet like zombies. That's not healthy at all in my opinion and is something we'd never do. If we go out to a restaurant then we sit and talk, she talks to the waiter/waitress to order her own food etc. and generally engages with the experience.

Never on a school morning whilst in primary school. Didn't need that distraction - getting them up and out was enough.

Now eldest is a mid/late teen, she puts the TV on once she is ready for school - lunch made etc (she's an early riser). DS focuses on getting up as late as possible to still get everything done and still be ready to get the bus - and TV does not figure in that equation!

Evenings, depends on the clubs. Weekends depends on what we're doing. It's probably on more than I would like, but not enough to cause WW3 with the teens to change anything.

And better TV than the stupid short videos on various social media.

Mine are 4 & 6. TV doesn't go on in the mornings. If we have spare time then they'll get the toys out. Doesn't go on after school until reading books are done and goes off when dinner is done. So probably about an hour. Their tablets also lock at 5pm. After dinner they usually play in the garden or find something to entertain themselves with.

Weekends they get a lot more screentime but then they have swimming lessons and we try and get out as much as possible as they have so much energy. Because they get so little screentime in the week we are happy to allow more at the weekend. Their tablets run out of time after 2 hours every day so it's easier to monitor on the weekend to what additional screentime they get on the TV on top.

For us adults TV doesn't tend to go back on in the evening until the kids are in bed and we've done the jobs that need to be done like dishwasher

I can't get anything done unless I have a podcast on. Or music or the radio. I have to have something on in the background always. It helps me concentrate, weirdly. My head is too busy otherwise.

Never in mornings. From about 8pm in evenings, sometimes earlier. I never ever watch TV during day myself unless I am ill. They are on ipads for a while after homework but again probably not before 5 or 6pm. Often much later as we are at after school activities

Oh never. We don't watch tv.

Youtube goes on around 6.45 though. 😁

Correlation =/= causation.

It's comforting. I'm autistic and find it helps me relax and regulate.

I'm not trying to be arsey saying this, but I have heard children with lots of background noise have less well-developed speech and language skills as they are used to tuning out. Children in quiet homes tend to hearken when things get said.

Radio on during the day if I'm at home and TV on 6.30pm or so for the local news; mostly because it forces me into a bit of a routine, or I'd be faffing with odds and ends of work and admin and never get any dinner.

But I wouldn't have the radio on, genuine question, what's the point of a "background noise"? I get music, and even that all day would be too much.

I used to put the tv on while I was cooking the tea or if I needed some peace and quiet. Its been on at 5 am on holiday though.....😁😳😂 thankfully my little ones are now big ones but 8pm and it's my turn 😂

When they were little it went on when they got up.

now they are older it goes on when they get home from school

Mine are not toddlers anymore but currently. The tv didn’t go on till dh gets home.

The Alexa however all day long.

Not in the morning but sometimes for 30 mins or so after tea. So maybe at 6. Not everyday tho as sometimes they’d rather play or whatever.
we don’t have a physical TV tho which probably effects how often they think about it/ask for it.

Get ready to go to work and school?

What a strange question.

Mine is on all day - I work from home and have it on in the background for ‘company’

Mine have grown out of it now, but CBeebies was our timekeeper in the mornings when they were little. Be dressed by bing, downstairs by Bluey, out the door after Peter Rabbit etc.

They’re not too fussed about tv, it certainly hasn’t made them obsessive.

Ours have only ever got up just in time to be fed, and scooted off to nursery/school.

ETA I get up earlier and get myself showered and ready, then it's all hands to the pump to get out the door thereafter.

When mine were young we had tv on whenever anyone wanted so long as things got done. We didn't have the issue of tablets and phones way back when. I imagine that would have been different. All 3 of mine have grown up to love reading and all have hobbies and very rarely watch tv now. So I don't think it dud them any harm.

Whenever they want to watch it. I let them choose and don’t regulate screen time.

3.30pm when youngest gets home from school. He then goes on his tablet and ignores it 🙄

If husband is home it's on all day. Wether he is in the room or not. Sodding thing is a game of turn it off turn it back on again. The electricity use is stupid.

The TV being on doesn't mean it's actively being watched.

We have it on all day like you'd have the radio on. It's background noise.