In not letting 9mo ds watch children's TV?

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I have never put children's TV on for ds, and I haven't bought any Baby Einstein dvds etc and I am suddenly worrying that I am in some way depriving him as I have just realised that (some) other babies do watch TV.
So, this may be a ridiculous question (it really is amazing what you can worry about when you have a child), but does anyone have any thoughts on whether it is good for a baby's development to watch kids TV?
As background, this hasn't been a particularly thought out decision or anything, it's just that ds has never been a baby who sits, he is very active and so he wouldn't just sit and watch TV. For purely selfish reasons, if the tv is on it has adult programs on as I don't want to watch kids tv until I absolutely have to!

there really is no fast moving shots in the secret life of pants. honestly

ps thanx frank for that assocaition

There is a lot of action in the Secret Life of my Pants

not

must concur

my plants def get more action than my pants atm

ffs thats NOT right

Oooooooh

bees

nectar

pollen

stamens

mmmmmmmm

lol but david attenburgh is SO far removed from all the tosh children watch - over and over and over again

'cbeebies is educational' IF you like i will agree with that.

Banging a spoon on a pan and batting a sleeping cat is NOT.

But one is natural - one is NOT

Baby Einstein once a day is fine IMO...if your baby enjoys it and it gives you 20 mins to do other things then why not.

DS2 (9 months)sees the TV when DS1 is watching but pays no attention. He loves his Baby Einstein video though...they even use them in hospitals to help babies stay calm whilst they examine them.

sorry pomegranate, i'm not getting the causal link between george bush's presidency and children's telly. i'd have thought the essential selfishness of the growing middle class, the lack of social cohesion and the growth of the Bible Belt was certainly implicated. that, and the fact that Bush cheated against Gore, which is the sort of thing that children's tv distinctly frowns upon.

C'mon aitch,lol, everyone knows TV is the biggest propaganda tool out there, just ask the average (non-brainwashed) Italian about Berlusconi's antics.

Of course childrens' TV is not the worst..at least on the beeb....but it's the beginning of a long, slippery slope if you are not careful....

DS does watch TV (half an hour of a DVD today). However, I have to say that a big reason for not letting him watch TV is that at about 5.30 when its all going pear shaped and DD (5 months) is screaming, I can think "Oh but atleast he is learning about interpersonal relationships and why mummy gets annoyed rather than watching TV". Feel free to pick holes in my rather twisted logic, but it makes me feel better.

but i think i'm being careful, pom...

thanks Aitch,you are very kind. I think I will prob just get one and sell on ebay if we don't like it.

Filly, might try a DavidA and can burn an edited copy with no nasty bits!

pmsl at the "no edited bits" cat

the scene jumps will be incredible "out on the savannah life is hard for most of the year..."

jump to

cute lion cubs

...yes, it might lead to some confusion!

i watched truckloads of tv when i was small and it wasnt all of the new appropriate stuff they have on. i am quite happy with myself!

my dd1 loves babytv she watches it often. my dd2 is not interested in anything that comes from the screen at all.

i do not think there will be any difference in their development as a result of this.

each parent should assess wether it suits their lifestyle and their child and 'play it by ear'

try watching baby tv, it is so different from the uneventful baby einstein stuff, and so much more relaxed then the preschool channels from america

YAabsolutelyNBU. Babies need to explore the world with their senses before they can make sense of a pictorial version. Even if they appear to be "watching" TV, unless they have an understanding of what it is they're meant to be interpreting the images as, they are merely mesmerised by bright lights and movement. I personally do not think anyone below the age of 1.5/2 has enough understanding to actually learn anything from TV.

Ah, I see that I answered this thread last year as well. At least my views are consistent with each other...

why do you think children who watch some tv don't have outdoor/sensory experiences?
tv still has audio and visual sensory experience...

they view the pictoral version of things in books dont they?

The one thing I cannot beleive is the self-regulatory aspect. I have now been on this wretched machine for HOURS, staring mindlessly at ancient threads and I can't switch off. Meanwhile dd is desperate to get at the computer to write a story. Help me, save me, please!!! (oh and if you were to eat the toffee tartelettes at the same time, you'd do me a real favour!)