How much tv does your 4mo watch?

[yoyoyo5678]

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Are you asking because you have an older toddler too? If that’s the case, then the baby seeing it on in the background is fine. I wouldn’t actually put the baby in front of the tv though. If it’s your first, I would say none.

Just interested in peoples opinions and experiences x

4 month old?

NONE - what an earth does a tiny developing brain need. 40” flashing box in front of it for?

Just talk to them.

developing brain need a 40” flashing box

None.....

Well she didn't watch any of her own choice but a great amount of box sets and friends episodes with me

Really?

Ok, I’ll bite.

A 4 month old has no real interest in tv. Older than 6 months maybe but a 4 month old is attracted to the light/movement and nothing else. Whatever’s on the tv will not impact them at all.

DC1 “watched” loads of tv. I had it on pretty much constantly when I was at home. Given I was on my own all day with a 4 month old it was my only company some days.

DC2 much less as out and about with DC1 most of the time. But when it is on its kids tv. They still take very little interest in it now at 10 months. When DC1 is not around DC2 “watches” the news a lot.

None. Dd (5) has it on around her younger sister, but I don't put dd (9 months) in front of the telly at all, and if dd is watching I purposely arrange the play so that baby dd isn't facing the TV.

Thank you for your responses! This isn't regarding my baby btw

@icedaisy

Well she didn't watch any of her own choice but a great amount of box sets and friends episodes with me

Haha yes exactly!

My dd was bingeing on netflix with me at that age

2 episodes of hey duggee on a morning while I shove some breakfast down and wash bottles. Interested if anyone think this was an issue?

I know I'm probably in a minority but babies have no need to be watching television at all I don't have a 4 month old but when I did the television was never on

DD9m has never watched telly.

My DS didn't watch any TV for the first 12 months, then only a sport I watch until he was 18 months. Even now, he watches a few children's shows on the iPad, and sport and a few lifestyle shows (he loves cooking shows for some reason), and that's it. It is recommended that infants have no screen time under 18 months, except for FaceTime with people they know.

@changednamealways

2 episodes of hey duggee on a morning while I shove some breakfast down and wash bottles. Interested if anyone think this was an issue?

My DD at 4m was content watching me do those jobs

4 months was very much still in feeding all day and binge watching shows stage for me so by 4 months she'd probably watched all of game of thrones and a good chunk of breaking bad..

@AliceTheCamelHasFiveHumps fair enough, that's quite lucky I think. I know so many people are against it but I struggle to realise how 15 mins a day can affect his development when the rest of the hours are spent playing, reading and listening to music, going out etc

Same as @changednamealways - the occasional Hey Duggee whilst I did something boring that didn’t pique his interest. Babies don’t need to watch tv, and in an ideal world I wouldn’t do this, but I also didn’t expect to be raising a baby during lockdown without (eg) my mum or a friend popping round and entertaining DS for half an hour whilst I cleaned the bathroom. Needs must.

I think watch and "on in background" are different things

Just interested in peoples opinions and experiences - experiences and opinions of WHAT though? You still haven't clarified whether you mean actively putting a 4 month old in front of a TV on their own, or them being in the room when older children are watching TV, or just being present while being cuddled or fed,when you are watching TV as an adult? It makes a difference to the response.

DS is my first child: if my husband watches the news and is holding ds while I’m doing something else, ds will be ‘watching’ with him. Occasionally if I’m knackered we’ll both sit and watch something and I’ll try to entertain ds whilst we’re watching, so max 15 mins a day. If it’s just my ds and I, then none. I would totally expect that to change with second child but with just one child, I consider it my job to avoid tv and do other things with baby.

Usually I try to avoid it and have her watch me doing chores but if she’s unhappy and I’m doing something not amenable to a sling - chopping veg, frying stuff- I’ll put her in front of the TV while I do the task. I’ve also used videos on my phone to distract her when she’s bawling on the motorway and my OH is trying to drive until we get to the services. I’m sure it’s not damaging in small amounts!

None. Dh and I have never really watched tv in the daytime, and with a non sleeping baby we are too tired to watch a film later in the evening.

I don’t think it’s inherently bad for them though if it’s just a bit here and there.

@unfortunateevents erm all of it..