tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post3581234958572758690..comments2024-02-09T04:00:27.528-05:00Comments on BECAUSE I SAID SO: Let Them Watch TVDawnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00465587872521082056noreply@blogger.comBlogger54125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-36874520195233858562009-04-09T17:59:00.000-04:002009-04-09T17:59:00.000-04:00You know, I just needed to be reminded of this. T...You know, I just needed to be reminded of this. Thanks for posting it. I've really tried to prevent my 8 month old son from seeing the TV when my 2-year old is watching Elmo or letter videos, and I think I'm going to chill a little. My 2-year old learned to sign thanks to watching Baby Einstein with her, and now she's two weeks past her second birthday and already knows all of her letters and katetreickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04255899740082507316noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-22482289743297546022009-03-05T01:44:00.000-05:002009-03-05T01:44:00.000-05:00AMEN, sista!!AMEN, sista!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-91165633852728942172009-03-04T13:43:00.000-05:002009-03-04T13:43:00.000-05:00have I ever seen a Baby Einstein video? Good Lord,...have I ever seen a Baby Einstein video? Good Lord, I have the music order from Baby Neptune memorized for life. my youngest son has a "thing" for Baby Neptune(the water one, for you who maybe don't have it all memorized like me). it is forever now known as "his movie". "his movie" has helped during those crying jags from teething that no amount of Tylenol or frozen washcloths can help. "his movieAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-40091568432678769912009-03-04T11:43:00.000-05:002009-03-04T11:43:00.000-05:00If it weren't for baby einstein videos and walkers...If it weren't for baby einstein videos and walkers that lock in place, I wouldn't have gotten a shower the entire first year of my first child's life! <BR/>~audreyOur Journey to Africahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00767432020462107063noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-59624970713636478832009-03-04T04:48:00.000-05:002009-03-04T04:48:00.000-05:00Although we manage to not put our little one in fr...Although we manage to not put our little one in front of the TV so we get a few minutes off per day, he quite often wants to see an episode from his "Shaun the Sheep" DVDs. We limit this to one or two episodes per day, which means max 20 minutes.<BR/>There is no educational effect but we also use this time to relax a little during the day.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-11423947707693920782009-03-04T01:29:00.000-05:002009-03-04T01:29:00.000-05:00Here Here! I love seeing how the shows my 3-year-o...Here Here! I love seeing how the shows my 3-year-old watches opens her imagination. I'm picky about what she watches, but as long as I'm experiencing it with her (sometimes vicariously as I clean, email, or shower) I think it's great stimulation. She's in a Mr. Rogers phase right now and she just can't get enough of the Make Believe and the How-do-they-do-that videos. Brings back memories. I loveAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-24527282095725308782009-03-04T00:38:00.000-05:002009-03-04T00:38:00.000-05:00My daughter has learned a lot from TV. She current...My daughter has learned a lot from TV. She currently watches this creepy show called Yo Gabba Gabba and has learned not to bite her friends. And also, that bugs aren't scary.AiringMyLaundryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11051140760624657630noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-79197152595751298722009-03-03T23:04:00.000-05:002009-03-03T23:04:00.000-05:00We don't watch much tv around here mostly because ...We don't watch much tv around here mostly because we don't have time between sleeping and eating and school and playing etc... but when Mister Man saw any tv, his introduction was to Baby Einstein. When he was in the hospital for four days with rotovirus and finally started getting better to the point where he wasn't a total rag doll laying in the bed, having the Baby Einstein DVDs were all thatMichellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07803503583347758969noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-2471598098200872552009-03-03T22:50:00.000-05:002009-03-03T22:50:00.000-05:00AMEN! My kids know more spanish than I do, thanks ...AMEN! My kids know more spanish than I do, thanks to Dora and Diego. And sometimes Momma just needs a break! I try to limit the stupid shows like Spongebob, but Nick Jr., Noggin, Playhouse Disney, etc, they are great!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-9728799272249823412009-03-03T22:10:00.000-05:002009-03-03T22:10:00.000-05:00When my three year old twins gave up their nap, we...When my three year old twins gave up their nap, we started having quiet time in front of the tv. I tell them they don't have to nap, but they need to sit quietly and watch tv so I can take my rest!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-73733312519115332152009-03-03T21:53:00.000-05:002009-03-03T21:53:00.000-05:00My almost 6 year old STILL loves to watch his old ...My almost 6 year old STILL loves to watch his old (*sob*..old!) Baby Einstein movies! I would let him watch HOURS of Baby Einstein before one episode of SpongeBob. (That's solely my opinion though!)<BR/><BR/>Has anyone ever told you that you are like the 'modern day' Erma Bombeck? I mean, really!The Momhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02478408466357318230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-37683090102410965152009-03-03T21:47:00.000-05:002009-03-03T21:47:00.000-05:00sorry to be the lonely disenting voice here. My k...sorry to be the lonely disenting voice here. My kids don't care for baby Einstein, the other day I got one from the library, pop it in, my 18 mos old looked at it for about 2 minutes and wander away and never came back to sit. Same with my older child when he was little too. I honestly don't think that baby Einstein is that beneficial in terms of speaking and learning. Both of my kids watchedAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-75557303554238050422009-03-03T21:22:00.000-05:002009-03-03T21:22:00.000-05:00My daughter is reading and writing many basic word...My daughter is reading and writing many basic words on her own at 4. I say Go Word World!!!! (on pbs). Also, my husband and I love to watch Word Girl with her - it's hilarious.MegBracyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05217170807427258750noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-73869075900736408492009-03-03T20:33:00.000-05:002009-03-03T20:33:00.000-05:00I think the impetus for these kinds of studies is ...I think the impetus for these kinds of studies is a very different kind of parenting than you (or your blog readers) provides. There's a big set of parents whose children - of all ages, under 2s included - spend most of their waking lives watching TV. I don't think any legitimate social scientist has an issue with using Baby Einstein so that you can grab a shower, or make dinner, or to deal with Laurahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00918184750976119558noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-76365688561774304972009-03-03T20:15:00.000-05:002009-03-03T20:15:00.000-05:00"Call me wishy-washy, but I can generally see issu..."Call me wishy-washy, but I can generally see issues from different sides."<BR/><BR/><BR/><BR/><BR/>Are you sure you don't have a bit of the ADHD as well?? This is so totally CLASSIC woman with ADHD. (And is also the reason why I failed my writing entrance test for college... because I started a persuasive essay saying to take Job A and ended it saying that the person should take Job B. Abbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09578841478321331243noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-86378206903316458232009-03-03T18:50:00.000-05:002009-03-03T18:50:00.000-05:00You can't produce a kids tv programme these days i...You can't produce a kids tv programme these days if it isn't "educational". What happened to the good old days of Scooby Doo and The Smurfs?<BR/><BR/>Bugger off and do a study on how well children develop when one of their parents isn't home for 16 hours a day because they're too busy studying whether tv is good or bad!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-11298471772870337452009-03-03T18:38:00.000-05:002009-03-03T18:38:00.000-05:00Thank you for saying all that. I couldn't agree m...Thank you for saying all that. I couldn't agree more! I started out as that mom that wasn't going to let my child watch TV by himself until he was 2 - then reality hit and he is now only 21 months old and watches it a lot. Yes, probably too much, but he still loves books, he even reads to himself, he can already count to 10 and knows most of his colors. He's incredibly smart and loves the Karenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10194682465834575164noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-41253609812410897922009-03-03T17:54:00.000-05:002009-03-03T17:54:00.000-05:00Thanks, Dawn, for saying what I have been saying f...Thanks, Dawn, for saying what I have been saying for years! All of these silly studies do is make moms (or the caregiver) feel more guilty. God Forbid we get a minute to ourselves! Cracks me up too how the same people that say not to let your young ones watch any tv are the same ones that tell you not to pick up your baby when she/he cries. HUH? What kind of mixed messages are they sending us Kristihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03225091223279523680noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-35357336528332218912009-03-03T15:42:00.000-05:002009-03-03T15:42:00.000-05:00Well shit, how am I supposed to ruin them then? I...Well shit, how am I supposed to ruin them then? I mean here I was TOTALLY trying to get my kids to be morons and in lots of therapy and lack all creativity and now you tell me that won't do it. ARG. I guess I have to go back to letting them eat paste and play with lawn darts.~ Elly ~ https://www.blogger.com/profile/07428215505709102569noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-15945226945174841742009-03-03T13:49:00.000-05:002009-03-03T13:49:00.000-05:00I agree with you Dawn -- and all the other posts (...I agree with you Dawn -- and all the other posts (32 at this writing). TV is not bad in moderation. I add my voice to the fray to mention a show I found particularly instructive and fun when my daughter was young: "Between the Lions," on PBS. I don't know if it is still running, but it was a brilliant show that taught the basics of reading in a terrific way -- and we still use some of those Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-41078947205382571882009-03-03T13:23:00.001-05:002009-03-03T13:23:00.001-05:00I think watching tv is bad for babies. But then it...I think watching tv is bad for babies. But then it might be good for them. It might stunt their development, but it might be helpful. Guess the jury .....is OUT! JK!!!! Good review!Brendahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05811548306583601019noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-29816996600725837732009-03-03T13:23:00.000-05:002009-03-03T13:23:00.000-05:00I'm with you too!I'm with you too!Shannonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10975869412555446631noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-24364575646133930112009-03-03T12:17:00.000-05:002009-03-03T12:17:00.000-05:00I COMPLETELY agree with you! My baby is only 4 mo...I COMPLETELY agree with you! My baby is only 4 months old, but he's been attracted to the light from the TV from day 1. I don't just leave him in front of the TV (well...for longer than 10 minutes anyway). I'll have to pick up one of those Baby Einstein videos. I figure, whatever keeps him from screaming is good enough for me.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-89879685885904692752009-03-03T11:45:00.000-05:002009-03-03T11:45:00.000-05:00My daughter watched TV as a child and because of w...My daughter watched TV as a child and because of where the TV was we always had subtitles on. I also read to her every night at bedtime. I think the 1-2 punch acturally helped her learn to read. She was reading at a 5th grade level at the start of 1st grade! She is now in a G&T school and still loves to read and watch TV. If she's reading or watching TV then I know she's not outAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-35230051677520385062009-03-03T11:29:00.000-05:002009-03-03T11:29:00.000-05:00You really hit the nail on the head. Where is the...You really hit the nail on the head. Where is the research the says how detrimental our "child centered" culture is? My mom didn't engage me intellectually all of my waking hours. Moderation IS the key to everything (except chocolate).Janishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12201006754846296124noreply@blogger.com