If you stuck your child in front of the TV, how long before they would move?

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I actually think it would be a good 4 hours before my dd actually MOVED from the sofa. I can't imagine her ever being bored of telly. I only let her watch 1 hour at a time though. She is nearly 3.

I am tempted to experiment this afternoon to see if she will just sit there all day ... (well I'm 38 weeks pregnant!)

not Pingu - 10 minutes

Pingu - never.

5 minutes on a good day.

My dd is 4, and if I let her she would sit there in front of the telly from the time she got up in the morning, until the time she went to bed.

I don't let her ... although sometimes the temptation is very great indeed

At 38 weeks you are entitled to put her there and leave her, I reckon. Have a little nap.

If it were CBeebies, it'd probably be about 20 minutes. She'll sit thru the entire Balamory, Tikkabilla and Storymakers.

The only DVDs she'll sit through are Maisy and Teletubbies ones.

twin dds
one would last 10 mins max, the other would sit there until the screen went blank!

(And my two, not sure but Dd1 in particular would veg and stay vegging. DD2 would wander off if a jigsaw were in the vicinity.)

Depends what is on. Mine would watch Pokemon and The Simpsons till they had fossilised but they don't just watch anything anymore.

ah, yes but cbeebies is educational y'know .

one day I was 41 weeks pregnant and I had to look after dd1 aged just 4 for the day. She watched tv for 6 hours solid . that was the most ever and I plead extenuating circumstances - if you've ever been 41 weeks pregnant you can remember how very grumpy and fed up it makes you.

dd1 (5) would watch a whole film through. dd2 (nearly 3) chats through all telly/films but would probably manage about 15 minutes.

ds2 has been on the sofa since we dropped ds1 at school this morning, so that's about 5 hours so far.

BUT...

He's asleep atm and has broken his gaze from the TV a few times to be sick in a bowl so am I forgiven?

Ds3 has been pottering around, watching 10 mintes here and there.

not until I untied the ropes!!!! Only joking - promise.
DS can veg for an hour or two very happily. DD will be up and fidgety after about two mins.

dd (nearly 5) would manage 4 hours of cebeebies or 2/3 of a film. Ds (just 2) would do 5-10 mins max

Dd2'd be there forever, given her own way! Honestly, I've never come across such a TV-obsessed child, she just loves it. But she can be lured away without throwing a hissy fit and often does other things while watching so I'm not too concerned, tbh. None of my other three were like this so I don't know why dd2 is such a dedicated square-eyes.

DS (5 months) does 20 minutes if its MTV2, or 10 minutes of any other channel, but only first thing in the morning. Its the best 20 minutes of my day.

about 34 seconds unless it was scooby doo, tikkabilla or big cook little cook.

February

About 10 seconds unless it's just before a mealtime, when miraculously they will be completely absorbed in whatever's on and make an enormous fuss about switching off to come and eat. AAAAAAAAAAAarghhhhhhh!!!!!!!!!

lol mytwopenceworth.

what amazes me about dd is that she can't sit and watch telly it has to involve dancing or running around.

Put on a Wombles DVD and I think ds would sit there forever. As I am recovering from pneumonia this can come in quite handy.

I love 30 minute DVDs. Perfect for a shower or cooking a meal.

DD - about 15 minutes, then she wanders off to her arts and crafts (or the drawing room as she calls our dining room)

DS - only to go to the loo (and even then....) and eat a meal. He'd watch it all day if I let him.

DS1 - 5 minutes (unless it was Top Gear or similar)

DS2 - as long as the 'theme' tunes from teh kids programmes last - then he's off again

25 minutes if it's Dora. About 2 minutes if it's anything else.