https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Mon, 27 Apr 2026 00:54:26 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/sahm-is-the-tv-on-during-the-day/page/2#post-2096697 Thu, 05 Mar 2015 13:10:45 +0000 Purpledaisy 2096697@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We have the tv on all the time. I hate silence and like the background noise. We are far from anti screen time though. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/sahm-is-the-tv-on-during-the-day/page/2#post-2096383 Thu, 05 Mar 2015 11:01:10 +0000 yin 2096383@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I used to have it on all the time as background noise. After LO turned 1, I was more mindful of screen time and limit to certain times of the day. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/sahm-is-the-tv-on-during-the-day/page/2#post-2095971 Thu, 05 Mar 2015 00:02:26 +0000 Ginabean3 2095971@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Nope. It mostly has to do with the configuration of our house. We spend most of our time in the kitchen and the playroom (connected to each other thru a doorway) and you can't see the TV from the kitchen so I never have it on because I can't see it! And I don't want to turn it up loud to listen to it. We spend 90% of our mornings from breakfast to lunch out of the house anyways and then I get my fill during her nap time. But prior to LO if I was at home I would have it on all the time! I love TV! I do really miss the Today Show in the morning. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/sahm-is-the-tv-on-during-the-day/page/2#post-2095745 Wed, 04 Mar 2015 20:53:45 +0000 MCD919 2095745@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I SAH right now and I usually have netflix on my iPad playing in the background. I guess I figure if it's small, maybe DS won't notice as much? He doesn't really look at it often, but I'm sure it still kind of counts as screen time. :/ Our big TV is only on after he goes to bed, or on football sunday. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/sahm-is-the-tv-on-during-the-day/page/2#post-2095613 Wed, 04 Mar 2015 19:58:28 +0000 SweetiePie 2095613@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Until he was about 8 weeks I had it on constantly. I was soooo bored and I liked to have it on, especially during naps.<br /> Now he's just shy of 6 months. I started noticing (I forget when) that if I had it on he zoned me and everything else out and watched so I stopped leaving it on constantly. I'm not Anti-screen time, but I figured that it's better for him to "talk" to me. Bette for me too.<br /> I started noticing that he would be fussing for attention or boredom and I'd be zoned into something on TV instead of him. I'm not good at leaving it on for background noise, if it's on I'm watching. So I guess he gets it from me :-)</p> <p>BUT, it is a godsend when I need to get something done, usually in 10-20 minute increments. This morning I put it on when I desperately needed the bathroom and he was screaming when I left the room. Bob the Builder went on and he was mesmerized. I also recently started to use it in the evening when he tends to be clingiest but I need both hands to get his bath and bedtime set up. Put him in his bouncer and put on Barney or Mickey and he's happy. </p> <p>So, I don't leave it on all day, but I ain't afraid to use it if I need it! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/sahm-is-the-tv-on-during-the-day/page/2#post-2095565 Wed, 04 Mar 2015 19:42:40 +0000 Tanjowen 2095565@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>It's usually not on during the day, but we do watch a show before bedtime and have snuggle/milk time.</p> <p>This winter we really struggled and TV shows were much more frequent, but I'm a fan of doing what it takes to survive, and I know with Spring coming we will be outside playing more. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/sahm-is-the-tv-on-during-the-day/page/2#post-2095546 Wed, 04 Mar 2015 19:34:29 +0000 sarac 2095546@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>No, I'm really opposed to tv as background noise. We watch our allotted shows in the morning before breakfast, and then a little more at night, and that's it. I don't want my child to rely on it for entertainment. I need background noise, though, so we usually have music playing. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/sahm-is-the-tv-on-during-the-day/page/2#post-2095542 Wed, 04 Mar 2015 19:32:03 +0000 Andrea 2095542@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>No, I just turn it on if the kids are getting a show when I cook or do something else. Otherwise they would want to watch TV all day (almost)! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/sahm-is-the-tv-on-during-the-day/page/2#post-2095508 Wed, 04 Mar 2015 19:15:19 +0000 msplatypus 2095508@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'm home 4 days a week, when we first got home all I did.was have the tv on. Then I read an article that compared passive screen time to second hand smoke and I freaked out and stopped having it on. My anxiety got terrible and I was yelling at my DH because he would have the tv on while I wasn't home. I've started to rwlize how crazy that is, so now I let DH do whatever and I listen to audiobooks, podcasts, and NPR. Occasionally I'll watch youtube clips. But my mommy guilt is terrible I have a rough time with everything. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/sahm-is-the-tv-on-during-the-day/page/2#post-2095477 Wed, 04 Mar 2015 19:03:03 +0000 ScarletBegonia 2095477@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I SAH til my son was 6.5 months old and the TV was constantly on. From 6.5mo to 9mo we had a live in nanny and I was totally fine with her keeping the TV on too, though I don't think she actually did. With both of us, we were usually out and about most or all of the morning, and after PM nap my son just explored and played around the house (never been into long interactive play - after a few minutes of patty cake or songs he's like...can you leave me to get back to my business!?) but wasn't mobile enough to need constant supervision, so without the TV I would have gotten really bored...I love to read but with a split focus I couldn't even get into a magazine, so TV or net surfing it was! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/sahm-is-the-tv-on-during-the-day/page/2#post-2095458 Wed, 04 Mar 2015 18:46:23 +0000 Peasinapod 2095458@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I usually try not to have it on. I'm extremely influenced by 'expert ' opinions . So once I read that under two they shouldn't be watching I stopped watching with E around. After 6weeks though she would stop and stare when it was on , so if she'd ignored it I may not have worried. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/sahm-is-the-tv-on-during-the-day/page/2#post-2095419 Wed, 04 Mar 2015 18:21:24 +0000 Greentea 2095419@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>No, we don't have one. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/sahm-is-the-tv-on-during-the-day/page/2#post-2095413 Wed, 04 Mar 2015 18:17:48 +0000 erinpye 2095413@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yep. Lots of days it's on often, other days maybe not at all. I'm pretty relaxed about screen time in general. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/sahm-is-the-tv-on-during-the-day#post-2095385 Wed, 04 Mar 2015 17:58:48 +0000 pui 2095385@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Well, our TV in our living room is connected to a computer, so I sometimes use it to surf Facebook or do graphic design work. I rarely have it on with a TV show during the day.</p> <p>In our new home there will be no TV on the main floor. (Only one in the basement and possibly our bedroom). </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/sahm-is-the-tv-on-during-the-day#post-2095379 Wed, 04 Mar 2015 17:55:09 +0000 JerricaBenton 2095379@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yep. We're tv people so when we're home it's generally on. Otherwise I have spotify. We're out most of the day and we can't hear/see it in the dining room. LO watches maybe 2 shows of her own a day and we watch dvred kelly and michael together. LO's definitely not planted in front of it all day and she has actually learned a lot from the few shows she watches so it's not an issue for me. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/sahm-is-the-tv-on-during-the-day#post-2095307 Wed, 04 Mar 2015 17:02:57 +0000 DigAPony 2095307@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>No, I'm pretty against screen time. I play music when my son's awake and listen to podcasts while I clean/do chores when he's napping. My husband and I usually watch an episode of something before bed. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/sahm-is-the-tv-on-during-the-day#post-2095298 Wed, 04 Mar 2015 16:59:48 +0000 MrsMccarthy 2095298@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Not unless I put on a DVD for my son. We don't have cable just Netflix or we rent DVDs </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/sahm-is-the-tv-on-during-the-day#post-2095288 Wed, 04 Mar 2015 16:56:23 +0000 mrskc 2095288@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I didn't sahm when my son was a baby but I had the TV on all the time during mat leave. I started staying at home when he was 14 months and I was in my first trimester with my daughter and we watched a lot of HGTV together. I feel like he didn't really start watching TV until about 18 months and then I started limiting it more. He's over 2 now and I have 2 LOs to care for now, so he gets to watch TV through out the day. Usually in the morning while I get us all ready to go out for an activity. And usually while I'm putting lil sis down for a nap or while she naps so I can get stuff done around the house. </p> <p>@Ra: love you for keeping it real. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/sahm-is-the-tv-on-during-the-day#post-2095197 Wed, 04 Mar 2015 16:19:01 +0000 photojane 2095197@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yep, all day! Background noise, mostly, but there are times that she or I watch it. She watches a couple shows in the morning while I make breakfast and she eats, then it goes onto my channels. Once it's off of cartoons she's not interested in it at all. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/sahm-is-the-tv-on-during-the-day#post-2095179 Wed, 04 Mar 2015 16:07:56 +0000 californiadreams 2095179@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>no, i hate TV as background noise. even when i am home alone, it is usually silent when i am working or cleaning </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/sahm-is-the-tv-on-during-the-day#post-2095161 Wed, 04 Mar 2015 16:00:23 +0000 jedeve 2095161@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>No - ish. Not as background noise. We don't have a TV on the main level, just the basement.</p> <p>But LO will watch shows on the iPad while I am nursing. And if I can get both kids to sleep at the same time I am going to watch call the midwife reruns. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/sahm-is-the-tv-on-during-the-day#post-2095157 Wed, 04 Mar 2015 15:58:16 +0000 Pepper 2095157@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yes. He loves Sesame Street! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/sahm-is-the-tv-on-during-the-day#post-2095146 Wed, 04 Mar 2015 15:54:39 +0000 Mrs. Sunshine 2095146@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Ra: TV is my babysitter when I cooking dinner. My kid will just hang off my leg otherwise. no shame. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/sahm-is-the-tv-on-during-the-day#post-2095141 Wed, 04 Mar 2015 15:53:28 +0000 mrsjyw 2095141@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I work from home a lot. DS gets 1 episode of MMC at 630 some days. And he also watches Curious George on the laptop or ipad a couple times during the week, like right now! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/sahm-is-the-tv-on-during-the-day#post-2095138 Wed, 04 Mar 2015 15:52:35 +0000 Mrs. Sunshine 2095138@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>It was up until 11 ish months? She started really watching it and I like Disney cartoons so the temptation to let her watch too much was strong lol. I rarely watch my shows while she's awake because she is constantly talking to me/asking for a book and I miss everything. We watch about 1.5 hours in the am and then if DH isn't home yet she can watch cartoons around 4 but if he is home sports are usually on and she doesn't watch that much. It's on a lot compared to some families but I feel like we have a good balance. If I need background noise we listen to music </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/sahm-is-the-tv-on-during-the-day#post-2095126 Wed, 04 Mar 2015 15:47:31 +0000 MapleMoose 2095126@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>LO gets to watch Curious George or Daniel Tiger before her nap and she snuggles with her Dad on the couch with the TV on right before bed. A few hours a day I have it on one of the music channels while we have lunch or play time. Otherwise the TV isn't on. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/sahm-is-the-tv-on-during-the-day#post-2095112 Wed, 04 Mar 2015 15:42:56 +0000 bushelandapeck 2095112@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'm at home three days per week and we only have it on it DS is watching a show at an allotted time. He, like others have mentioned, will watch anything that is on tv. I also find that the transition from watching to turning it off is really tough for DS, so I try to limit how often it happens. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/sahm-is-the-tv-on-during-the-day#post-2095097 Wed, 04 Mar 2015 15:37:41 +0000 illumina 2095097@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We have it on for only 10-15 minutes per day when LO is actually watching a show. I hate background noise so after LO gets bored I switch it off. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/sahm-is-the-tv-on-during-the-day#post-2095094 Wed, 04 Mar 2015 15:37:15 +0000 twodoghouse 2095094@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I try not to have it on for background noise because they will look at it and I find if I have it on I look at it too. I'm trying to be more present with my kids and not glued to some screen. That said, if I DVRed something and want to watch it during the day, I do. I just try not to have it going all day. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/sahm-is-the-tv-on-during-the-day#post-2095084 Wed, 04 Mar 2015 15:32:31 +0000 Meridian 2095084@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'm home with LO about 3 days a week, and I'm guilty of leaving the tv on ALL DAY. I would go crazy if I didn't have something to glance at and entertain me periodically. But LO definitely looks at the tv and I see him straining his head to catch a glimpse, so I know that I need to start turning it off SOON. Argh. </p>