to be a bit surprised how many people put buggies in front of the tv

[TheFlumpFlan]

Recently I've seen quite a few do this. Today I asked a friend to sit in for 15min whilst I popped to the shops whilst dd maple in the buggy. Kind of her but I was surprise to come back to see dd had woken so shed wheeled in the other room and turns the tv on.
Last week whilst we another woman got a buggy out to stick her 10month in to watch tv whilst we ate, I was offered a spare and both women looked taken aback that I'd rather leave dd to crawl around. I've seen it a few times dropping kids off too, an under two strapped in in front of the tv.
Am I the odd one making my live difficult letting children roam as I do household tasks? It's never occurred to me. The kids never look bothered or affected by it, but it just feels like something I couldn't do? Is it normal?

We don't have the tv on when our two year old is awake anyway, but if we did we certainly wouldn't be forcing her to be a captive audience by strapping her into a chair or buggy. It is odd, especially when you're only tasked with watching a child for 15 minutes.

That said... No judging if it is a last resort after a bloody tough day with a kid, obviously.

Well whilst it's certainly a deprived area I certainly wouldn't liken the children I speak of to baby p. The mum who parked dd in from of the tv has three lovely girls and invests lots of time in their learning. Houses are clean, tidy and generally quite routine led in the way the hv dictates. If anything I'm the one who has the Scruffs who can play in dirt and feed themselves with their hands!
It seems the consensus here is with me on it being plain odd. To them it's just default mode to do chores or eat, then play restarts. Until recently I'd never seen it, but we see not people at houses now dd is at school

Yabvu, terearesome times when you just don't want them to roam free and want sometime to have a peaceful cipof tea or do some chores. My ds just 2 is like a mini tornado leaving devastation in his path and sometimes I need to strap him into te buggy with a bit of Mr tumble to do stuff.

You cannot entertain them continuously, is not odd each to their own and all that!

I have never seen or heard of this. Don't they cry, or do they get used to it?

Not done here, or not witnessed at least.

I have seen iPad /iPhone on laps of toddler in pram though, so I guess it is the middle-class equivalent .

buggies are not straight jackets.

babies and children can move around a bit.

used for a small amount of time, I don't see a problem.

Not a good idea to be too houseproud with little ones. I suppose it is instead of a play pen but I don't think it's a situation I'd be happy with more than once in a blue moon. Kids shouldn't be static.

I've just remembered I do see this in an activity class for older kids where a 2 - 3 year old is strapped in the buggy for an hour. I don't get the point as there are usually a couple of adults with him. I'd be off walking round the outside corridors as he'd use up a bit of energy that way. He's a nice, normal lively boy, nothing unruly on the rare occasion he's let out.

Perhaps it's because we are all getting used to being sedentary it's going to become the new normal. Like Wall-E!

I do this lol! He roams freely 95% of the time but he naps in the buggy (it becomes like a flat bed and he has always responded to the buggy as a place to relax) and to help him doze off and calm down, he watches the bbc news and then ba-da-bing, I look in 5 mins later and he is conked. It work's brilliant and I have never had battles to get him to sleep, he almost seems relieved to switch off. He's 1 by the way and never watches tv otherwise. I have never switched childrens tv on for him yet. (He does stop dead when he hears the Emmerdale music though, embarrisingly!).

Health visitor coming tonight to meet him and I guess make sure he is not being abused....

Mine both had their rest and (with luck) slept in the pram and buggy Droloflove. It's a bit different to sitting them in it as a type of cinema seat!

At ds 2,year check in January I told my HV I did this sometimes, she dident seem that concerned. You pick your battles IMHO, ds hates his playpen so that won't do. Nothing wrong for short periods, it's not going to harm!

Sometimes he wants go go into his buggy especially if he's been running about all day!

I've never done this or heard of it but part of me thinks it's a genius idea. I could make them stay still & distracted while I EAT something. I might build this into our daily routine

That's the only time I can eat in peace without worrying about what he's going too pull down, at least I know ds is safe.

However much you safety proof your house you cannot be 100%

I have a childproof living room with a safety gate so these days DS (22 months) can roam around in there if I need to pop into another room, use the bathroom etc. When he and his siblings were smaller I used a playpen.

I personally couldn't manage to do all the household tasks while being interupted helped by a small person.

DS now likes to go into his high chair to play with his toys or watch Mr Tumble. Don't see a problem with this myself.

I wouldn't however, have a pram indoors. Who knows where the wheels have been. I am a germaphobe though.

I didn't know other people did this I used to do it with DS at one point when he literally wouldn't sleep any other way. Generally not in the day, though, and he was older.

Christ. I would never do this. Afraid I do feel pretty judgey about it.

I have 13MO twins and they would go bonkers if put in the buggy and we didn't leave the house within approximately 15 seconds. Buggy=outside to them.

Chores are done when they are asleep or where they can't reach things. I don't even have a playpen.

If they like to have a wee nap in the buggy, then that's different but it seems a bit unfriendly to me to just strap 'em in and wheel them in front to the TV for convenience.

• I wouldn't judge anyone for trying to keep one contained for a small period of time. I was absolutely shocked

Free hoick up your judgy pants why don't you! Just because don't do it does not make it wrong. Sometimes it's the only way to cope, I don't leave him in it fr hours , one 20 min programe, then tats it. Anyway way he won't sit in it for too long.

For the short term it's no harm fgs! I am sure my HV would have told me if she was concerned, we all have our little ways of coping when children are young and if strapping ds into the buggy for a very shrt time lows me to catch my breath and take a breather so be it! Ds is full on and won't entertain himself, you have to be near him as he will cause an accident, ths s bloody hard work especially as dd has got ASD.

I read the title and thought I've never known anyone who has a budgie

I've never seen a pushchair parked inside a house. I don't think I'd be terribly shocked if I did though, I suppose it's just a way to contain a child for a few minutes.

Actually, I think it could be used as quite a safe thing to do regarding food.

Some little ones just can't/won't sit down.

5 mins in the buggy with a small snack can be a life saver for those with busy little ones.

I think once your children are passed 1-2 yrs old, it is very easy to forget just how tiring it can be.

sometimes just a five min breather for a parent can feel like 5 hrs!

freebutton I think you might be over-thinking it a bit?

Not all children equate buggy with outside.

yours do.

no harm.