To leave 21 month old in front of telly for an hour and half

[queenceleste]

watching cbeebies while I try to get some chores done!!
I'm sure it's bad for her but she's got a d&v bug - not sick enough to stay in bed, not well enough to play much.
and I have so much to do!

I have a friend who didn't let her kids watch telly til they were over 5. I flagellate myself with the thought of those children and the 70 million puzzles they did instead. I'm sure they'll be blardy farking rocket scientists......

I've just switched it off and she's watched postman pat, guess with jess, weigh my blues, and whatever preceded Pat tingle dingles?

I feel I should at least call social services and report myself.

YANBU I think that sometimes yu just have to do what you can to get through the day.

Is she your first?
I only ask as this was the sort of thing I debated with my first.

With DD3 life's one big TV-whilst mummy makes dinner fest!

Oh Lord Humphrey C I don't know how you do all that! Seriously!

Ah I think it's a load of old tosh, my 3 siblings and I all watched tv for around 3 hours a day and 1 has a phd, 2 got 2:1s at Cambridge and one just got 11 gcses a grade and did 2 a levels early!
My parents were huuuge on healthy eating and readig 2 hours a day/piano lessons though. (and none of s obese/criminals!