ok honestly now, how much TV does your two year old get?

[kjaysmum]

My ds is a very stroppy 2.4 and TV/DVD is one of the biggest points of contention in our house. I have set some rules, no TV before 8 in the morning then a baby einstien video (essential for a stess free nappy change) and we try to have a gap but not always, then Bob the builder for 20 minutes at 9 (if no playgroup) then off. He is waking up from his daytime nap screaming for a DVD and I've reached the end of my teather so have said no TV in the daytime until is time to cook tea then he has another hour or so until his dad gets home and then it's off. Does that sound reasonable?

That's nonsense, Highlander, sorry. DS1 is more than capable of telling me exactly what's going on in Noddy and Fifi (his favourites) and often comments on RL situations that remind him of storylines from those progs.

He also pestered and pestered me to buy him some cress seed so he could grow cress like Pip does

thanks for the links Franny will def be looking into it further

Mine watch too much probably but with he eldest at 11 and youngest at 3 its hard to have i set in stone
We do have animal programmes on quite a bit such as Animal rescue etc.... The kids love them and so do me and Dh!
Dd4 counts and speaks some spanish (she understands what they are in english too) Thanks to Dora
I must admit I am terrible for having tv on in the background even if not watching it

Just found this again.A subtitler,Hunker?Never 'met' a subtitler before.
Good hours?Pay well?How do you become a subtitler?
[Answers in your own time,obviously,or just tell me I'm a nosy git]

I think it's a very personal decision on how much tv you let your child watch. We all have extremely different opinions on the subject & tbh I don't think it's anyone else's business to judge you on it.

My dd loves cbeebies & i'm happy for her to watch it, sometimes she'll watch no tv allday but another day if don't go out she might watch 2 hours of it throughout the day. I don't think you can use it as a yardstick to judge someone as a decent parent.

CorrieDale - it is on at 7am - yes a purple annoying dinosaur at 7am - on channel 622 (Sky, not sure what it would be on cable or whatever)

repeated at 9.30am I think

Think the channel is called ctv2 or something

Sugarfree - good hours - yes, pretty flexible. Good pay - not incredible, but not bad. I just applied to do it and passed all the tests I love it.

My 2yo DTS do not watch TV because I tend not have it on during the day. I have tried them on Cbeebies but they showed no interest so now I don't bother. DH and I are watching less TV (no TV since Saturday) because we are too busy doing other things plus we have become very selective about what we watch.

I should add that, imo, there is nothing wrong with TV but I only want to watch something I'm interested in and do not like having the TV on in the background. I'd rather have R4, R2 Smooth FM, Classic FM or a CD on in the background.

London based?
Do you have regular programmes you do or are they given out in the morning..."you're doing Eastenders today,you've got etc"
Do you just do the pre recorded ones or do you ever have to do the live stuff.I imagine the news is a nightmare!

It is easy to avoid the ads though, only watch bbc! Personally I think ost of the programmes on cbeebies are fairly educational, and all age appropriate.

I completely disagree with the fact that under 3's do not ahve the cognitive ability to understand the stories etc. My DS frequently spends time telling me what has been going on in whatever e is watching. Other day I was out of the room whilst he was watching the Tweenies and when I came back he was telling me in great detail that doodles the dog was poorly and had to go to the vet!

Email me, Sugarfree - happy to go into it in tedious detail, but not on here - feels a bit "public"

hunkermunker at gmail dot com

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