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Most days none. We don't have a TV. We turn on a movie occasionally in special situations. For example, when we drove halfway across the country she watched The Aristocats on repeat for 3 days in the car. And when I had DS we brought her to the hospital and with us and she was watching Robin Hood while I was pushing (completely oblivious to anything but the screen). Screen time has its uses!
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It varies on the day but usually between 30 and 90 minutes. Mostly just TV- an episode of Daniel Tiger at a time. Most mornings she watches an episode while I get ready. Then sometimes after nap she will get another one of we aren't doing anything. Dh has started watching videos on his phone with her too.
It's not that I mind screen time in general so much, but she gets totally engrossed in it and doesn't play or do anything else (like if I ever turned her show on while she was eating she would forget to eat entirely). And she has starting getting my demanding and whiny asking for it which tells me we need to cut back.
I don't count FaceTime though since we live far from family and that's how she knows them and interacts.
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Probably 1.5 - 2 hours.
But only 0 - 30 minutes on school days for my oldest. -
A lot - I don't count. The TV is like background noise in our house. But I don't mind and am not worried about it. It doesn't affect their behavior, they still love being outdoors, and play with all of their other toys.
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@Mamasig: same here, I'm not concerned. It depends on the day and I feel no need to defend or feel guilty about it
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So far my 2.5 year old gets maybe 10 minutes a week? Probably once a week I let her watch the hakuna Matata scene from the lion king, or the spoonful of sugar scene from Mary poppins.
We are planning to show her The Snowman sometime in the next couple weeks, and plan to slowly start introducing screen time as a special occasion thing, like a "movie night" once a month where we watch a short show or movie.I'm hoping to avoid it being a daily or even weekly part of our lives for awhile longer. In part because its a battle I just don't want to pick, in part because I don't see a "need" for it yet, and in part because with more babies planned, I'd like to delay screen time for them as long as we did for her, which seems complicated.
I'm not totally against it, it just hasn't needed to be a part of our lives with her yet. We don't watch much tv ourselves but are pretty bad with the iPad/phones (especially after bedtime when we are just zombies).For what it's worth, I've heard from people that sometimes the best way to reduce is to go cold turkey for a set amount of time, like a month, and power through. And then decide when/how you want it to be a part of your life, and do your best not to let it creep in to other areas.
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Right now, a lot. I'm in school during the day and work on the weekends so my only time to do homework is evenings. Right now I'm studying like crazy for finals so as soon as my son gets home, he'll be watching a show on the iPad while I study. So today? He'll probably watch about 3-4 hours. I can't make myself feel bad about it, although I do anyway. I don't like it, but it is what it is. On nights my husband doesn't work late, he can usually go without it, cause DH is here to play with him while I study. DH is also home with him on weekends and he hardly gets any tv time on the weekends as a result.
So averaged out? Maybe 30-60 minutes a day. But those two days a week DH works late and I have tests/assignments, then several hours. It is what it is and it will be over soon. -
It varies so much. I SAH/WAH & I have a "policy" of LO not watching TV until after her nap during the week because her behavior is better when she doesn't start the day with TV. But once a week usually I will need to get something done and let her watch a show or two in the morning.
After her nap we might run errands, do an activity together or I might get things done and turn on the TV for her. So some days it is zero and some days it is 2 hours.
We've also started watching movies as a family so those are usually 1.5-2 hours on their own.
The iPad is for special occasions like travel or when we need her to be occupied at a restaurant. So once per week if that. She loves Endless Alphabet!
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My girls like movies, and it rains a lot here, so some days 2 hrs.
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I didn't vote since we do own a TV but nevertheless my kids don't watch TV. If at all my 2.5 year old watches music videos on the iPad or calls grandparents via FaceTime.
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It makes me super sad since he's still he's just 17mo, but what started as watching little 2min videos has turned into an obsession with the Mother Goose Club on YouTube, and now he gets 15-30min nightly during the week, and 2x a day on weekends.
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None, though we do have a tv, iPad, and smartphones. We just don't do tv/video games/apps with LO on a day to day basis, there isn't really time or need in our schedule. We do FaceTime with ILs 1-2x per week for 15 minutes or so and save videos for lengthy travel and medical procedures.
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I said none but we own a TV and iphones, we just don't watch it when he is awake. He's only 17 months so what very little screen time he's watched his attention span is maybe 10 min. We're trying to hold out on screen time until he's 2.
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@runnerd: Mother Goose Club on YouTube was LO's first "TV show" - she was obsessed! She's super smart and awesome a year later so you're fine
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She didn't really start watching shows until she was close to 2. At that time it was maybe a 20 minute show every once in awhile. Now she's 4 and there are days (especially during the rainy season) where she'll watch a movie or a few shows (so about 2 hours). But then there are many days (especially in the summer) that she doesn't watch any tv or do any iPad time.
I read a book by 2 child development specialist that basically concluded that screen time isn't harmful - it's what your kids are watching that matters. It's like food - you can make bad food choices that are bad for your body or make good food choices that fuel your body. You can make good programming decisions that educate and benefit your child socially, emotionally and educationally or you can let your child watch a bunch of junk that has no benefit and may be harmful. They emphasize things like watching with your child too do you can talk about the lessons or songs or interests brought about by the show.
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@sandy: I think that's why the AAP even changed their recommendations! When DD was younger (18-24 months) I usually tried to engage with her while watching a show. I also stayed away from shows that were over stimulating and fast paced.
DD is 3 yrs 9 months and it varies. During the week she will sometimes get a 10 minute show, other days she is so busy doing her colouring/drawing she forgets to ask. On the weekends she will get more- 40-60 minutes. I find that she only asks for it when she is bored. Our tv is in the basement and she usually watches stuff on our laptop...I think the lack of easy access affects how much she watches.
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@sandy: What book is this? Sounds interesting!
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It's on a lot but not being watched the whole time. It's a background noise thing for me.
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@daniellemybelle: I believe it's called The Elephant in the Living Room
ETA: http://www.amazon.com/The-Elephant-Living-Room-Television/dp/1594862761
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Actual network TV: ranges between 30 minutes and 1.5 hours during the week, none on the weekend. It's on often at my parents as background noise and we're working to curb this because I notice we all raise our voices to talk over it.
Netflix/Google Play: 30 minutes at most on the weekend in the morning while we're all fully waking up. None during the week. -
DD is 8 months old, so no screentime. We do own a TV and definitely turn it on daily though - but usually when she's asleep.
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Definitely more on the weekends. Probably 2 hours on Saturday and Sunday and an hour total throughout the week.
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My two year old won't watch TV ... so none. I'd say she averages 30 minutes per week. Sometimes, if the stars are aligned and the moon's gravity is just right (Ha!), she'll watch 10 minutes of Daniel Tiger.
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