To be mad at DH for sticking DD infront of TV for 2 hours

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2 solid hours of peppa pig. I was raging! DD is 2 and he gets limited 1:1 time with her due to work

if it was because he was too lazy to play / entertain her I'd be really mad

I've had two children, and I still wouldn't know how to entertain a 2-year-old.

@Juells err play with them?

Well, it's a bit lazy but I wouldn't be raging....

Jeez, do parents have to literally interact with their children 24/7 now? It's a bit of TV. QUICK WE HAVE 5 MINUTES IN THE DAY WE MUST PLAN AN EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITY.

That isn't good parenting, it's competitive helicopter bollocks.

I love TV. Love it.

I still manage to be a functioning human being with a full life.

And as for the "making memories" (vom) bullshit, some of my best childhood memories involve TV. Michael Praed as Robin of Sherwood, anyone?

Wonder if the OP is coming back ? Perhaps she is watching Telly.

YellowUnicorn
Juells err play with them?

Easy to say, not easy to do if you don't know how. I didn't know how when I had small children, and I don't now. Why do you think everyone would be able to?

It's a skill some people simply don't have. I can cuddle children, feed them, clothe them, talk to them when they're a bit older, but playing was something I simply didn't understand. I didn't have younger brothers or sisters, had never even held a baby before I had my own.

My 3 kids have never been restricted in TV or electronic usage. Some days they spend hours on it, others none.
They do scouts and drama and cubs and gymnastics and love to read and spend plenty of time outdoors. They are all doing well at school - pretty much exceeding all thier levels etc
TV isn’t the big evil, it’s just that some parents who are ALREADY lazy bad parents who have no interest in thier kids use the TV as a constant babysitter. But even if you took the TV away they would still be the same, it’s just that something else would replace the TV - kids wandering the streets or something.

@Juells just get on the floor with them and play with their toys. Follow their lead. Children have great imaginations! Much better to do that then plonk them in front of the tv for hours!

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Juells just get on the floor with them and play with their toys. Follow their lead. Children have great imaginations! Much better to do that then plonk them in front of the tv for hours!

That's what you want to do. It isn't what I want to do.

That sounds snippier than I meant it to.

You either have an issue with your partners differing attitudes to parenting or a scarily dramatic view of the dangers of Peppa Pig, lol.

Unfortunately, we live in a world of screens so watching a screen for 2 hours is not outside the 'norm' these days. Most people have lots to fill their day that they HAVE to do, and very little time to do what they WANT to do, that's just life I'm afraid.

It's a fact that your DC will be immersed in screens for huge parts of their lives for education, enjoyment, social life etc, and there's nothing you can do about it really except ensuring they also engage in physical things like sport, play dates, days out etc to try to get a balance. ( but beware of making your DC the 'odd one' by banning screen time, as this could make them very easy to bully in primary school)

I'm with @Bubsworth Peppa Pig is an absolute load of shit. He could've at least mixed it up with a bit of Octonauts and Fireman Sam.

Pfft, what an amateur. I once watched Breaking Bad for nine hours straight.

I get it too OP.

TV in moderation is absolutely fine for the right reasons. But if he gets limited time with her and nobody is ill then why would he plonk her in front of the tv for 2 hours instead of spending quality time interacting with her. Very lazy and disappointing.

Talk to him about it but I wouldn't go in all guns blazing.

OP isn’t coming back...

I’d suggest that if you are “raging” about this, then you get some perspective. YABU

You're being ridiculous.

OP isn’t coming back...

No too busy "making memories" to be able to MN

My Dses are 21 and 19.

Trust me, they remember fuck all about what I did with them. I often remark to my DH that I might as well have shoved them in front of the telly even more than I did for their whole childhoods.

Meh mine get a lot of tv but it's usually on as background noise... sometimes the news, sometimes YouTube channels, sometimes music, the polar express... we still play lots, we do crafts and baking most days, go to the park daily, have a weekly "family day" out at a national trust places.

If we've had a bad night we sometimes have lazy mornings where I stick a film on and drink copious amounts of coffee whilst the kids sit glued to the telly for an hour...

It's all about moderation. As a rule my two only drink water or milk in the house but out and about I'll allow them a fruit shoot. Again I often cook from scratch but pizza and chips from the freezer is enjoyed probably once a week!

I wouldn't be too harsh as long as it's not totally
Constant with no other interaction at all!

I’m with OP on this. He was too lazy to play with his DD even if it’s a rare occasion. He just put her before TV and didn’t bother. It’s completely different from someone spending all holidays with his child and putting this child in front of TV while cooking his dinner.
And 2 hours nonstop is too much for 2 years old.

Jeez our TV is constantly on. Worse things to get worked up about imo.

Raging 🤣🤣