Hi! Got an 19mo girl and it’s just me and her during the days at home. I don’t drive and don’t have friends or family nearby. My girl is very intense and he never been looked after by anyone other than myself or her dad (even that’s rare, she’s very clingy to me and is hysterical if I try to leave her). We walk to two stay and play groups a week and go for walks whenever the weather allows but the days feel monotonous and I feel quite trapped. She loves the tv and asks for it a lot at home and she’s currently unwell (hysterically crying all night unless we put peppa on which calmed her down) I feel really stuck, I’m tired , 5 weeks pregnant, and am feeling really low. I try to keep activities fun in the day but I’m almost afraid of her tantrums when I don’t let her watch tv. We’re racking up hours everyday during the week whilst we’re waiting for her dad to come home. I’m just so knackered. She’s never slept well either.
I’m really just looking for people going through similar things right now. Do other people’s kids watch this much tv? She learns so much from the tv but I hate that she’s not exploring the world during that time.
I don’t want to hear how harmful tv /screens can be, I’m struggling with enough guilt. I just want to connect with mums to feel less alone.