Morning television - parent 1 Vs parent 2

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DD (3 years old) wakes up about 5:45 every morning.

She recently has started to ask to watch something when she comes into our room, as we have a television in the bedroom. Sometimes she is allowed at the weekend but currently, mostly not.

Parent 1 thinks that she should just be allowed TV for a bit in the morning, as then both of us can have a bit more time lying down before having to get up properly.

Parent 2 thinks this is setting up a bad habit which will be hard to get out of. Currently there's no morning TV downstairs so this would be her only opportunity, and they think it's better to have more time screen free.

Parent 1 and 2 share the mornings equally, ie without TV, one person looks after DD while the other stays in bed until about 7. This swaps each day.

Ime it is truly life changing when your small dc can navigate a TV until a more civilised hour at the week end..

I have a ten year old we do restrict tv/ipad and consoles. But in this instance I can’t see the issue with a bit of cartoons while you snooze

God, morning tv all the way. She’ll also naturally bore of it. I think the more you restrict tv, the more they want it.

100% TV. But I’d take her downstairs and put it on there while one parent dozes on the sofa, so the other one can lie in in peace.

You can still put boundaries around it - in our case it was ‘telly goes off after mummy has her second cup of tea’. But it makes early starts less soul destroying.

I can’t think of much less relaxing than lying in bed with the sound of kids TV in the same room! Does parent 1 really think having the TV on will mean a longer lie in? Your DD might watch it but she’ll want to chat, she’ll wriggle all over the place, want the toilet, want food and drink.
I’d invest in a gro-clock and blackout blinds or similar and attempt some sleep training for a later get-up time, but otherwise stick to the routine of one parent taking the child downstairs while the other gets a decent extra sleep.

Interesting, thank you. I am parent 2 so need to eat a bit of humble pie now!