8 month old screen time

[shannonhinton0421]

My son has turned 8 months old today, he does watch blues clues on tv for about 10-30 mins a days in intervals whilst I'm getting stuff done,
It will be like 5 mins here and there.
We are out a lot of the time and try to do as many activities as possible with him.
Lately I've been doing research into the effects of screen time and I'm now worried. He has started to look for the tv lately and watch anything that is on there really.
I'm not overly strict mom and I don't want take tv time away all together but i think It may be time to reduce the hours the tv is turned on in my house because it's on form morning until night if we are in, like I say not with cartoons or anything but just on in general.
Anyone else reduced screen time and noticed a difference in baby?

Difference in your baby in what way?

I read something the other day about how reducing screen time might increase the addictiveness of it. I guess in a forbidden fruit kind of way. And that parents who offer free reign of electronics find that their child tends to put it down of their own accord and find other things to do. Think about us and our electronics. We have free reign and we can put them down when we need to.

30 mins a day feels like nothing for a child. Especially if it allows you to get on with stuff and/or just take 5 for yourself with a cup of tea.

I don't, personally, see any need or benefit to restricting screen time.

My son has a tablet and free reign of the TV. He invites me to play games with him on there and he offers to put programmes on he knows his baby sister likes (like teletubbies). He learned his Alphabet and numbers by the TV. Peppa pig has some great social stories on there. And when he's had enough he will turn it off, fully regulated and able to concentrate on some other task like learning to read/playing board games/doing some physical activities. Xxx

I’m not strict on screen time tbh. My 19 month old watches probably too much but she’s learned so much from it. It’s not like I put it on and leave her to it all the time, I interact with her too, we copy the dances of the nursery rhymes etc. we play with other toys as well. We go out 2/3 times a day so I don’t mind her watching it when we’re home.