https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Mon, 04 May 2026 23:58:00 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-much-screen-time-does-your-lo-get/page/2#post-1721239 Wed, 25 Jun 2014 13:55:21 +0000 LuLu Mom 1721239@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I don't know how much they get at daycare, I know what they say but I don't know if I fully believe them. She gets probably an hour a day total. She's usually playing though &amp; only tunes in when the character starts to sing (Doc McStuffins/Sofia) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-much-screen-time-does-your-lo-get/page/2#post-1721192 Wed, 25 Jun 2014 13:41:58 +0000 dagret 1721192@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Some days it's none, some days it's an hour. Usually when we're trying to take showers in the morning or make dinner while solo-parenting. On road trips though...it kind of goes out the window. We've been traveling like crazy lately. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-much-screen-time-does-your-lo-get/page/2#post-1721182 Wed, 25 Jun 2014 13:36:14 +0000 Cherrybee 1721182@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>She very rarely gets any during the day if she's home with me for whatever reason but as soon as DH gets in (30 mins before bath time) the TV goes on. It's not kid's shows, it's usually sport, and she watches it in between doing other stuff. For that reason, I voted 2+ hours per week. I do put kids shows on for her occasionally if she's getting bored with her toys but she's only ever interested for 5 minutes and then goes off to play again. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-much-screen-time-does-your-lo-get/page/2#post-1721077 Wed, 25 Jun 2014 12:46:36 +0000 MrsTiz 1721077@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>LO's 8.5 months and he doesn't get any screen time.</p> <p>I have the TV on most of the time I'm home but LO doesn't ever even look at it..maybe because it's mounted on the wall and out of his eyesight? Dunno! I've never put on a show or cartoons for him.. the last thing I want to do is start having to watch cartoons before I have to! :P</p> <p>If he did focus on a show though I wouldn't take him away from it though, i'd do the dishes instead haha </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-much-screen-time-does-your-lo-get/page/2#post-1721076 Wed, 25 Jun 2014 12:46:28 +0000 Jenn23 1721076@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>J watches one or two 20 minute Mickey Mouse shows a day. Helps me clean up after breakfast, or prepare dinner for him. I know "they" say none under 2, but honestly, I don't see the harm since he doesn't watch much. The rest of the day he plays a lot, goes out a lot, does activities, etc. And it saves my sanity when I need to get meals prepped! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-much-screen-time-does-your-lo-get/page/2#post-1721050 Wed, 25 Jun 2014 12:36:31 +0000 petunia354 1721050@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@swurlygurl: Ha! This is me! Sometimes I wish he would sit still and watch for 20 or 30 minutes so I could wash dishes or just zone out for a few minutes, lol.</p> <p>I think I know more about Mickey Mouse Clubhouse than he does. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-much-screen-time-does-your-lo-get/page/2#post-1721027 Wed, 25 Jun 2014 12:30:42 +0000 JoyfulKiwi 1721027@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Right now (he's nearly 2), 20-40 min a day, but this is because I'm off work for a few weeks. We'll be visiting my parents for 2 weeks and they always have the TV on, so I'm hoping to keep it under 1-1.5 hours while we're there (although 110 degrees outside might make it harder). </p> <p>Typically, when we're working/he's at daycare, he gets 0-20 minutes during the week and 20-40 on the weekend - we're too busy to have TV on usually! I think it all evens out. He asks for it (right now it's "dogs?!" for Paw Patrol) and sometimes whines when we say no, but he also does that for his pacifier or cookies. :silly: </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-much-screen-time-does-your-lo-get/page/2#post-1720949 Wed, 25 Jun 2014 12:03:32 +0000 swurlygurl 1720949@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Hah - I'm actually TRYING to get her to watch TV!</p> <p>She has zero interest, but will get excited for the 'My Little Pony' song, and then go back to not caring.</p> <p>We've kinda started doing 30 minutes on Saturday morning, but it's mostly just me watching while she plays </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-much-screen-time-does-your-lo-get/page/2#post-1720926 Wed, 25 Jun 2014 11:54:40 +0000 RsMom 1720926@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>He had no interest until he was around 2. He usually watches about 10 minutes in the morning when we are getting ready for work. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-much-screen-time-does-your-lo-get/page/2#post-1720906 Wed, 25 Jun 2014 11:48:17 +0000 littlek 1720906@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>He watched none until he was 2. Now that he's 2, I let him watch Mickey Mouse Clubhouse or Jake. It's the only way I can make dinner. :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-much-screen-time-does-your-lo-get/page/2#post-1720883 Wed, 25 Jun 2014 11:40:51 +0000 Canoli 1720883@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Way more than I like! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-much-screen-time-does-your-lo-get/page/2#post-1720535 Wed, 25 Jun 2014 09:45:03 +0000 autumn865 1720535@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I voted less than 30 minutes a day. I will put on a DVR Sesame Street for about 20 minutes while I finish cooking dinner. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-much-screen-time-does-your-lo-get/page/2#post-1720531 Wed, 25 Jun 2014 09:44:27 +0000 Mrs. Bee 1720531@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>depends on the day. sometimes none during the week, sometimes a show or two. depends how much energy they deplete with their mealtime shenanigans.</p> <p>weekends they will usually get at least an hour. we usually go to a friend's house for a dinner playdate and they get to watch a movie or tv show. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-much-screen-time-does-your-lo-get/page/2#post-1720452 Wed, 25 Jun 2014 09:22:10 +0000 artsyfartsy 1720452@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@scg00387: Oh yeah I definitely understand! Luckily T is done sitting still after 1 or 2 episodes and wants to do something else!! Haha so I'm not tempted to just leave it on! I'll be glad when he's a little older and can play with toys more and stay occupied when I'm busy </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-much-screen-time-does-your-lo-get/page/2#post-1720428 Wed, 25 Jun 2014 09:13:04 +0000 immabeetoo 1720428@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Danizaur: yep I'm certainly not trying to guilt anyone, just explaining where I'm coming from :) I know if I turned it on for a show or two it would turn into more because I always have one more thing to do you know! That's just me, I lose track of time when tv is involved. So when he was itty bitty like your LO he hung out in the bouncer while I did those things. Now he tears the house apart and jumps on the bed haha :P </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-much-screen-time-does-your-lo-get/page/2#post-1720427 Wed, 25 Jun 2014 09:12:32 +0000 MrsKoala 1720427@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We let him watch some of the World Cup last week when he was sick but other than that, none. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-much-screen-time-does-your-lo-get/page/2#post-1720392 Wed, 25 Jun 2014 09:03:21 +0000 artsyfartsy 1720392@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@rahlyrah: @scg00387: I agree with both of you. I think it's something I should strive to avoid and find other ways to entertain my child, but in a pinch or just for some peace and quiet I don't think it's the end of the world. </p> <p>I was raised by Tv practically and I didn't suffer any side effects, but I won't use that as an excuse to park my child in front of it all day either. But one or two episodes of Jake a day when I need to get ready or I'm folding laundry or just want to sit for a minute doesn't guilt me either. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-much-screen-time-does-your-lo-get/page/2#post-1720389 Wed, 25 Jun 2014 09:02:50 +0000 Lindsay05 1720389@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>TV is always on and some of the time its cartoons and sometimes its just regular tv. I see no harm in giving them tv time as long as they dont demand it and do some other activity once in awhile. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-much-screen-time-does-your-lo-get/page/2#post-1720383 Wed, 25 Jun 2014 09:00:42 +0000 artsyfartsy 1720383@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I added a poll! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-much-screen-time-does-your-lo-get/page/2#post-1720381 Wed, 25 Jun 2014 08:56:53 +0000 artsyfartsy 1720381@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs. Sunshine: I know it's not a good thing but he really does!! He grins and smiles when the theme song starts and screams and hollers back to the TV all the time when it's on. It's cute! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-much-screen-time-does-your-lo-get/page/2#post-1720190 Wed, 25 Jun 2014 07:16:35 +0000 bushelandapeck 1720190@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Most days none but some days he watches a few YouTube nursery rhyme videos or a short episode of Tayo the Little Bus (also YouTube). Never more than 30 mins a day. He's 22.5 months. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-much-screen-time-does-your-lo-get/page/2#post-1720078 Wed, 25 Jun 2014 03:31:58 +0000 ladybee 1720078@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@rahlyrah: I could agree more. DS is 8 months and loves The Chica Show or Paw Patrol and I give in. He doesn't seem to care too long and we spend a lot of time doing other things. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-much-screen-time-does-your-lo-get/page/2#post-1720071 Wed, 25 Jun 2014 02:55:38 +0000 lemondrop 1720071@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>It varies, depending on the day. I'm not really worried about it, he rarely sits still in front of it for long. He requests 8 (PBS) and the occasional Disney movie. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-much-screen-time-does-your-lo-get/page/2#post-1720043 Tue, 24 Jun 2014 23:45:20 +0000 Running Elley 1720043@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@googly-eyes: Haha DS does that stuff too. At least they recognize that they're letters? Lol! It is pretty cool though... I was just singing the song from it one day (because its wayyyy too catchy) and I was shocked when he filled in what the A said! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-much-screen-time-does-your-lo-get/page/2#post-1720040 Tue, 24 Jun 2014 23:43:13 +0000 sera_87 1720040@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We don't have cable so the tv is never on when he's awake. He gets my phone and has 2 apps - interactive nursery rhymes etc and can watch those for 10-15 min quite happily. I know he gets some phone time at daycare (she plays songs and abc's and nursery rhymes etc). </p> <p>Now my exDH has the tv on all the flipping time when it's his weekend. Usually sports or old movies. But it's. Always. On.<br /> it really bugs me to be honest.&gt;_&lt; </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-much-screen-time-does-your-lo-get/page/2#post-1720015 Tue, 24 Jun 2014 23:08:06 +0000 googly-eyes 1720015@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Running Elley: That's actually pretty cool. My lo has these bath letters and since she only knows "ABC" she put one up tonight and said "A" (it was F) and the next was "B" (it was K)...lol. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-much-screen-time-does-your-lo-get/page/2#post-1720011 Tue, 24 Jun 2014 23:06:11 +0000 googly-eyes 1720011@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I aim for less than 1/2 hour a day, but it's generally just song videos here and there. This didn't start til toddlerhood and actually at first I wasn't pleased that she had been introduced to youtube..but several plane rides and months later I have found a balance of using it just for certain things. Before that it was just background tv and a song video of Brown Bear Brown Bear. We still will have background tv on, or I'll watch the news, but she does not care about it or pay attention to it. I even TRIED to get her to watch tv when she was sick, and it didn't work.</p> <p>On the plus side, busy beavers on youtube seriously sped up her learning of the colors. :) I wasn't expecting that since I've always learned that especially with the non-interactive stuff there is no benefit. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-much-screen-time-does-your-lo-get/page/2#post-1719962 Tue, 24 Jun 2014 22:29:22 +0000 daniellemybelle 1719962@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We might have the TV on in the background but LO never really watches her own TV shows (she's 8 months). When she was sick I tried to turn on baby shows for her because she was just so cranky but she only watched for like 3 minutes. She'd rather play with toys.</p> <p>How old is your son again? When LO was maybe 3 or 4 months old she was fascinated with the TV. Now she is much more interested in her toys, and practicing crawling/standing/cruising! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-much-screen-time-does-your-lo-get/page/2#post-1719961 Tue, 24 Jun 2014 22:28:32 +0000 Running Elley 1719961@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>At 20.5 months its usually 35 minutes a day. Right now he's obsessed with the Leap Frog Letter Factory DVD. He's totally learning from it though! He knows what sounds all of the letters make- its actually pretty cool! That's usually all he gets but last week when he was cutting a canine and in a horrible mood he watched it 2.5 times in a day! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-much-screen-time-does-your-lo-get/page/2#post-1719954 Tue, 24 Jun 2014 22:26:09 +0000 katsupgirl 1719954@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>She gets quite a bit. Depends on the day. I usually make a conscious effort to have no tv time where it isn't on. She mostly watches educational stuff and we sing and dance. I use it for diaper changes and teeth brushing. She's also very adept with my phone. Oh wells! </p>