Baby has watched tv for 4 hours?

[humanpotato]

I'm just wondering how bad this is for my baby? So, he's 7 months and tonight I went out for a few hours to go to a psychic night my baby's grandad baby sat for me from 6pm till 10pm ... when I came home he said he's been no bother he's been wide awake watching toddler tv from 6 till 20 to 10 absolutely glued... then he fell asleep... I said well yeah he definitely won't go to sleep if he's sat in-front of the tv... he will watch it for as long as you let him... I didn't say anything other than that just cause I'm grateful that he babysat and he wouldn't have thought anything of it...

Anyway, I know this must be really bad for my baby and his brain but how bad is tv for him at his age? I do let him watch a bit of it but that's different from 4 whole hours... so now I feel really bad about it... 😔

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I didn’t realise TV damaged brains? No wonder Britain is in such a mess 🤣🤣🤣🤣

Did you miss the bit where OP specialised it was toddler TV?

I think that some PP are missing the point that some images aren't suitable for young children and babies and late night TV - we aren't talking children's TV here- isn't suitable

If grandad had him watching reruns of children's TV all night that's less worrying! Still lazy mind... but not harmful as an occasional

it's important that a parent or anyone babysitting on their behalf doesn't expose children or babies to violent or disturbing images- much of what we watch as adults isn't really suitable for children . As adults we can make sense of them, for DCs they can be overwhelming.

A 7 month year old won't remember and a one off shouldn't do harm but should avoid chance of repeated exposure - just because Grandad is a lazy babysitter who doesn't understand how to put a young child or baby to bed... you know THE ONE JOB that a babysitter in the evening has agreed to do. Ie Take care of baby and put him to bed safely whilst staying to keep eye on them through monitor or regular checks.

Babysitting isn't "Plonk baby infront of TV until midnight, put telly on to your programmes to watch it yourself and make sure the cat doesn't eat baby ... "

Did you miss the bit where OP specialised it was toddler TV?

Yes
Yes I did !!
Whoops!!!

Reading comprehension at an all time low here - maybe focus on that rather than frothing at something you've completely made up?

As a one off it's fine, though surprised a child that young didn't get bored after an hour or two. I'd be more concerned about the late bedtime but again not a deal breaker if baby doesn't need to be anywhere today.

he might even learn something. DDs nana did similar at 16 months

*He might learn a whole raft of forensic techniques with dead bodies from CSI
Or how to pithily shout "Die you MotherFucker" whilst shooting someone in the face and jumping off a building ...

There's childrens TV which can be educational (as long as not used every day all day) and there's inappropriate & disturbing TV for children and babies hence UK on terrestrial channels has a watershed of 9pm. With streaming services it's become more fluid now but am not loving DD's grandma's approach!*

Eh WTAF are you on about @Whereismumhiding4 . I can't say I've noticed any of that on Toddler Tv, ever, but you crack on being a negative ninny 🙄

He's 7 months so it's just shapes and sounds

Hopefully you will get a lie in

Grandad must have bored to tears though 🤣

Our daughter of a similar age has been watching the yorkshire vet today so she can learn how to castrate a donkey. Somehow her brain didn’t explode and her eyes aren’t square. But it does mean we can’t say “oh our baby isn’t allowed screens” how awful that we can’t be smug.

Is it just me that thinks the micromanaging of our kids isn’t great. I can’t remember the last time l was with parents when they didn’t spend at least some of the time explaining what their children were banned from doing / seeing / eating. I’m sure your DC won’t have suffered !