Hellobee Boards Topic: How often do you turn on the tv for LO?

Hellobee Boards Topic: How often do you turn on the tv for LO? https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Sat, 25 Apr 2026 20:07:09 +0000 lizzywiz on "How often do you turn on the tv for LO?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-often-do-you-turn-on-the-tv-for-lo/page/2#post-963593 Thu, 25 Jul 2013 14:19:24 +0000 lizzywiz 963593@https://boards.hellobee.com/ You know what? I have to get a little more real with my response: My estimated times were right, but my reasons were a little....off. I have been paying more attention to when I turn on Sesame Street for LO and I am just as likely to turn it on because I want to browse *cough, blush* Hellobee as I am to turn it on because I HAVE to get ready for work and need her occupied. I am just not a mama who can engage ALL the time with LO and she is not great about playing very long on her own, yet. banana on "How often do you turn on the tv for LO?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-often-do-you-turn-on-the-tv-for-lo/page/2#post-957300 Tue, 23 Jul 2013 17:50:09 +0000 banana 957300@https://boards.hellobee.com/ My 3 year old gets around 30 minutes of TV time a day, sometimes more during the weekends. Usually when I"m preparing dinner or sometimes in the morning while I'm getting my DD ready or when I'm getting ready for work. Zero guilt. I think TV in moderation is ok. He watches educational ones so he learns from them. My DD is 12 months and gets almost zero TV. She catches glimpses of it here and there when my son watches but she's not that interested in it right now. skibobrown on "How often do you turn on the tv for LO?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-often-do-you-turn-on-the-tv-for-lo/page/2#post-955136 Tue, 23 Jul 2013 08:03:23 +0000 skibobrown 955136@https://boards.hellobee.com/ We only let her watch TV (on the ipad) when we're in the car, when she's sick, or for less than 30 minutes if we need to do some cooking or she's super cranky near bedtime. On the vast majority of days she doesn't have any TV. When she does, it's Yo Gabba Gabba, which is the only show she's interested in so far. T.H.O.U. on "How often do you turn on the tv for LO?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-often-do-you-turn-on-the-tv-for-lo/page/2#post-955049 Tue, 23 Jul 2013 07:24:47 +0000 T.H.O.U. 955049@https://boards.hellobee.com/ @Mrs. Jacks: I agree that WHAT they are doing on screen time matters too! We recently found old seasons of Mr. Rogers neighborhood. Its so calming to have on! Andrea on "How often do you turn on the tv for LO?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-often-do-you-turn-on-the-tv-for-lo/page/2#post-955025 Tue, 23 Jul 2013 07:13:26 +0000 Andrea 955025@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Don't feel bad! It's easy to not have the TV on when you only have one child. But now that I have 2 and mainly solo parent, the TV goes on when I need it. Not because I am lazy, but because I have something to do like cook dinner. I feel zero guilt. I feel confident that some TV isn't going to ruin my kids for life. Ree723 on "How often do you turn on the tv for LO?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-often-do-you-turn-on-the-tv-for-lo/page/2#post-954955 Tue, 23 Jul 2013 06:19:05 +0000 Ree723 954955@https://boards.hellobee.com/ None really.....but I do watch the morning news for about an hour each day though. LO shows zero interest in it (she's 13 months) and hardly ever looks up from whatever else she's doing, so I don't really count it. Other than that, we have the tv off until she goes to bed. HLK208 on "How often do you turn on the tv for LO?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-often-do-you-turn-on-the-tv-for-lo/page/2#post-954647 Mon, 22 Jul 2013 21:56:46 +0000 HLK208 954647@https://boards.hellobee.com/ @MamaChin: So DS never watched any TV until I was pregnant again. It was really bad. I had no energy to even wash the dishes or make dinner, let alone entertain my toddler all day. I don't think anyone really knows how hard it is until you're there, pregnant, miserably weak and need a break. DS was 2.5 when I got pregnant but I still feel guilty for how much he watched during my first trimester. We've made up for it now because he gets about 30 minutes of screen time every 2-3 weeks :) Mrs. Jacks on "How often do you turn on the tv for LO?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-often-do-you-turn-on-the-tv-for-lo/page/2#post-954630 Mon, 22 Jul 2013 21:47:05 +0000 Mrs. Jacks 954630@https://boards.hellobee.com/ @mrsjazz: Caillou is supposedly one of the best shows for toddlers! WHAT kids watch matters as well as the amount of time they watch. littlecasita1122 on "How often do you turn on the tv for LO?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-often-do-you-turn-on-the-tv-for-lo#post-954272 Mon, 22 Jul 2013 20:17:52 +0000 littlecasita1122 954272@https://boards.hellobee.com/ I will turn on the Today show in the mornings but he doesn't really watch any of it unless the weather comes on. On weekends we let him watch a couple PBS shows - he's a fan of Daniel Tiger and Super Why, but really only pays attention when songs come on. I'm also more of the "everything in moderation" mindset. mrsjazz on "How often do you turn on the tv for LO?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-often-do-you-turn-on-the-tv-for-lo#post-954230 Mon, 22 Jul 2013 20:11:31 +0000 mrsjazz 954230@https://boards.hellobee.com/ We turn on the TV to "watch" the music television channels that our cable company provides. LO likes the Swing/Jazz station (very fitting for her). She gets to watch some of Caillou and Yo Gabba Gabba on the tablet every once in a while. Mostly when she is having some sort of meltdown and nothing else works. She will say "Caillou" and sings "Wiggle Wiggle." We had originally planned no screen time before 2, but obviously that changed! Mrs. Jacks on "How often do you turn on the tv for LO?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-often-do-you-turn-on-the-tv-for-lo#post-954208 Mon, 22 Jul 2013 20:03:20 +0000 Mrs. Jacks 954208@https://boards.hellobee.com/ @yoursilverlining: It's funny, because I feel the same way... And yet it's Kevin Clash (Elmo) that all the allegations have come up against. Lala loves Elmo. Bao on "How often do you turn on the tv for LO?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-often-do-you-turn-on-the-tv-for-lo#post-954201 Mon, 22 Jul 2013 20:01:21 +0000 Bao 954201@https://boards.hellobee.com/ She will watch a baby Einstein sometimes once a day, but this is recent like it started this week. Before she had no interest. yoursilverlining on "How often do you turn on the tv for LO?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-often-do-you-turn-on-the-tv-for-lo#post-954191 Mon, 22 Jul 2013 19:58:13 +0000 yoursilverlining 954191@https://boards.hellobee.com/ @Mrs. Jacks: Abby's Flying Fairy School is so popular! E loves the opening theme song the best; the rest at this point she sometimes watches, often doesn't. Man though, as soon as the music starts she is DANCING in her highchair!!!! I can't believe Mr. Noodle is still on Sesame Street - that dude gives me the creeps!! I always try to fast forward thru him when he is on. lol lomom on "How often do you turn on the tv for LO?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-often-do-you-turn-on-the-tv-for-lo#post-954181 Mon, 22 Jul 2013 19:54:59 +0000 lomom 954181@https://boards.hellobee.com/ He is 3 months and will look at the tv if its on, but we don't let him stare into it for more than a moment here and there. DH may let him see it more than I do but it's not a regular occurrence. dookie32 on "How often do you turn on the tv for LO?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-often-do-you-turn-on-the-tv-for-lo#post-953856 Mon, 22 Jul 2013 17:23:07 +0000 dookie32 953856@https://boards.hellobee.com/ My son is about 16 months- I wish he had the attention span to watch a 1/2 hour show sometimes :). He doesn't really have any interest in anything besides "Sesame Street". I put it on during lunch to distract him while eating- otherwise he eats 2 pieces of food and then says "All done!" My husband has gotten him into Teletubbies on YouTube- we watch a few minutes of that before bed to calm him down if he's being bonkers. turkeylurkey on "How often do you turn on the tv for LO?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-often-do-you-turn-on-the-tv-for-lo#post-953608 Mon, 22 Jul 2013 15:39:55 +0000 turkeylurkey 953608@https://boards.hellobee.com/ We have it on all the time but he will look up from whatever activity/toy for a few seconds and go right back to it. He is not quite 8 months old. My niece is 20 months and watches Mickey Mouse Club in the morning while they get ready for work. It keeps her in a safe location. She has actually learned a lot from it. Mrs. Jacks on "How often do you turn on the tv for LO?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-often-do-you-turn-on-the-tv-for-lo#post-953470 Mon, 22 Jul 2013 15:05:56 +0000 Mrs. Jacks 953470@https://boards.hellobee.com/ @yoursilverlining: This morning Lala woke up saying that she had a "wish fairy in her head" and she needed to go outside to let her out. I was starting to think she's had a little too high of a dose of Abby's Flying Fairy School! (It's seriously her favorite thing on Sesame Street!) brownie on "How often do you turn on the tv for LO?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-often-do-you-turn-on-the-tv-for-lo#post-953450 Mon, 22 Jul 2013 15:01:36 +0000 brownie 953450@https://boards.hellobee.com/ @lizzywiz: He never got into Ebee. I really tried. But it is so helpful on the long car rides. After the first hour, he gets the tablet and can watch his movies or play his games. Heck, sometimes he falls asleep watching us play games "gdame" on our phone. Saturday night he watch daddy and daddies friends playing Left 4 Dead at the LAN party (cause that is completely baby appropriate, yeah). lizzywiz on "How often do you turn on the tv for LO?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-often-do-you-turn-on-the-tv-for-lo#post-953346 Mon, 22 Jul 2013 14:43:08 +0000 lizzywiz 953346@https://boards.hellobee.com/ @yin: @cyndistar3: @brownie: @yoursilverlining: Another mama ready to say that LO watches TV at least every other day :wink: Well, not TV because all we have is computer, but the same idea. She watches Ebee and Sesame Street. We weren't too worried about screen time but even so she didn't start watching shows until about a year. That is when I could no longer trust her to not get into mischief when I needed to leave her to go to the bathroom or get ready. Arden on "How often do you turn on the tv for LO?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-often-do-you-turn-on-the-tv-for-lo#post-953271 Mon, 22 Jul 2013 14:28:05 +0000 Arden 953271@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Never. NovBaby1112 on "How often do you turn on the tv for LO?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-often-do-you-turn-on-the-tv-for-lo#post-953191 Mon, 22 Jul 2013 14:05:40 +0000 NovBaby1112 953191@https://boards.hellobee.com/ we watch the baby channel every day for about 5/10 minutes. she enjoys it and i clip her fingernails that way lol, because otherwise she is too fidgety. brownie on "How often do you turn on the tv for LO?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-often-do-you-turn-on-the-tv-for-lo#post-953073 Mon, 22 Jul 2013 13:35:50 +0000 brownie 953073@https://boards.hellobee.com/ @yoursilverlining: I love Dinosaur Train! Season 2 is now on Netflix. matador84 on "How often do you turn on the tv for LO?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-often-do-you-turn-on-the-tv-for-lo#post-953002 Mon, 22 Jul 2013 13:19:56 +0000 matador84 953002@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Ds is 11 months and had zero screen time. yoursilverlining on "How often do you turn on the tv for LO?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-often-do-you-turn-on-the-tv-for-lo#post-952988 Mon, 22 Jul 2013 13:17:58 +0000 yoursilverlining 952988@https://boards.hellobee.com/ I treat TV as I do everything else: everything in moderation. TV can be abused, but I think a little is fine. LO watches only two shows - Dinosaur Train and Sesame Street. She watches 1 of them with dinner every night. She loves certain parts of each show (she adores Abby's Flying Fairy School, Elmo's World and different parts of Dinosaur Train), and ignores parts she doesn't like as much. We talk about the show while she eats - the letter of the day, colors, shapes, relating things we see on TV to things around the house, etc. regberadaisy on "How often do you turn on the tv for LO?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-often-do-you-turn-on-the-tv-for-lo#post-952960 Mon, 22 Jul 2013 13:13:23 +0000 regberadaisy 952960@https://boards.hellobee.com/ @brownie: haha I didn't know if there was some deep subliminal message I missed. Makes sense. ;) brownie on "How often do you turn on the tv for LO?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-often-do-you-turn-on-the-tv-for-lo#post-952946 Mon, 22 Jul 2013 13:11:42 +0000 brownie 952946@https://boards.hellobee.com/ @MamaChin: So, I work at a college and one of the ladies I have a friendship with is a Child Development instructor. I have had a few different conversations with her about my little one. I brought up the screen time issue and she said that it depends on how they interact. She says that kids that interact with the television are often very smart and aren't showing as many negetive effects. That made me just kind of give up on worry about it. He interacts and is extremely bright. I feel that the tv is truly helping his speech because he talks back. I see him implementing what he learns now. Everything is an "oval". jmarionsmith on "How often do you turn on the tv for LO?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-often-do-you-turn-on-the-tv-for-lo#post-952935 Mon, 22 Jul 2013 13:10:26 +0000 jmarionsmith 952935@https://boards.hellobee.com/ @MamaChin: our tv is usually on all day for background noise but unless it's on a showed geared to babies he mostly ignores it. i will let him watch about a half hour of baby tv (nick jr) every 1-2 days. he is 10.5 months old. MamaChin on "How often do you turn on the tv for LO?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-often-do-you-turn-on-the-tv-for-lo#post-952908 Mon, 22 Jul 2013 13:02:42 +0000 MamaChin 952908@https://boards.hellobee.com/ @hilsy85 - thanks! I've only really said something on the March 2014 thread since its still early. Definitely feel the full effect though! MamaChin on "How often do you turn on the tv for LO?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-often-do-you-turn-on-the-tv-for-lo#post-952900 Mon, 22 Jul 2013 13:00:51 +0000 MamaChin 952900@https://boards.hellobee.com/ I will still cry at Lion King! Glad I'm not alone! Props to the parents that do zero screen time, but I think limited tv or iPad time isn't going to ruin my child. Most of the time it's just background noise for him. hilsy85 on "How often do you turn on the tv for LO?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-often-do-you-turn-on-the-tv-for-lo#post-952892 Mon, 22 Jul 2013 12:59:18 +0000 hilsy85 952892@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Never really...I usually just forget to turn it on, and there's nothing good on daytime tv anyway! The only thing LO really watches on tv is sports when he's with DH on the weekends :) But if I were pregnant and not feeling good, all bets would be off! Also, congrats! I think I missed your BFP :)