Just a rant

Your not wrong I’m a single mam my boy is 6 month old he watches tv and loves it I put Disney on for him while I tidy or prepare tea ur the parent you do what’s right for you and your baby let people judge x

I’m the exact same as @Emma. Single mum.. if I didn’t use the TV especially at 4 months I would have struggled big time. Now he’s 6 months and rolling and almost crawling I don’t use it as much but he deffo still watches at aleast 15 mins a day x

My little one was exposed to tv from 4 months (limited) i would have never ever got anything done otherwise and i live in a large house which meant things had to be done. He is now nearly 2 years old, he has learnt so so much just from watching miss rachel, mickey mouse and bluey. The older baby gets the more interested they will get in other things

I started my baby at 3 mos watching cartoons while I clean up and I kept a watch on her and interacted with her every so often

The TV thing is contentious. The recommendation is zero screen time before 2 years of age. For a lot of people, that isn't realistic. Just a few considerations: - screen time detracts from interaction with baby. Continue interacting with baby. Watch together. Reinforce what you learn. That way, it doesn't replace parent interaction. - screens are not interactive. Babies learn by interactive communication. They say / do something, you respond, they learn. Screens are passive. All you do is watch. So just make sure you get plenty of interactive time. - be careful of overstimulation. This one can be tricky. Shows these days know how to grab baby's attention with vivid colours and lights and sounds, and while it may seem educational, that doesn't mean it can't be overstimulating. Make sure your baby still has quiet time, time to just focus on one, non-interactive toy once in awhile. Let them be bored. It's okay. It's good for them. That's how they learn how to handle boredom.

Moms are under a lot of pressure and often feel like they need to entertain their baby all the time, to not let them be bored for even a second so they can eat, make a cup of coffee, use the bathroom, so they will slap on the tv to do these things and keep baby entertained. Don't feel like you need to. It's ok for the kiddo to spend a couple of minutes fussing while you get dressed. They'll survive, and they'll learn to entertain themselves. At the end of the day don't listen to judgement - other people are not you. I'm not going to say that screen time is good or bad, I use it sparingly, but just be mindful of the considerations involved when you do. And as your kid gets older, if you start to notice addictive qualities or temper tantrums over the tv, don't be afraid to intervene. Put the foot down and stay firm. You're always in control.

Single mum here too and sometimes we need 5 minutes. Ill pop my little boy in his rocker and play nursery rhymes but I'll have him facing me whilst I'm doing whatever I'm doing and I'll sing along to him - forever forgetting the words and always singing the same ones so it's helped me learn new ones. Doesn't make you bad for giving him a short amount a day.

You'd be horrified by how much TV my baby watches 🤣🤣 I have a toddler as well so whatever she watches, the baby watches! I wouldn't stress about it x

We are 2 years old and have never done screen time (save for maybe odd 30mins some Sundays in the last couple of months while I’m doing a big dinner for us) We are not a TV house we have music on a lot of the time or we just talk about random stuff 😂 I’ve noticed that my LO speech is miles ahead of his little friends and it surely has something to do with how we interact as a family. But if I was a single mum the TV would be on a lot more for my toddler I think. For my sanity! Maybe get your LO some different toys. They should be engaging and want to be played with. Do you read books? Ours only really got into books from 14mths We never did miss Rachael or dancing fruit or any of that mind numbing crap!! But I know some do. My neighbour literally watches tv with his 3mth old for hours and hours on end I find that strange and just don’t get involved.

Fuck what anyone else thinks. My tv is on all day. And their attention span will get better. My girl sometimes Plays for 20 mins or more and she’s almost 3 x

Girl don’t feel bad. I definitely tried to get my son to watch the tv around that age to give me a break from holding him, he just wasn’t interested. Had he taken to it he probably would have spent much more time watching tv. He’s 17 months now and he watches Ms Rachel every morning and he’ll usually go between watching me in the kitchen and watching a movie while I cook dinner every night. I do try to do little things to cut down on the bad side of screen time for example- he can only watch the tv. He has a tablet but he rarely uses it. I feel like kids get too caught up when they’re on a tablet all the time. Also, I play older cartoons for him or full length movies so he’s not having a bunch of different things thrown at him quickly or too much stimulation. When he’s watching something “educational” I try to interact with the lessons too while I do whatever I’m doing. Sing along, answer the questions that are being asked, etc. keep doing your best mama, that’s all we can do

Girl that is your baby people are gonna have a lot to say it is not your job to care lmao tf this is my baby it’s gonna do whatever tf I allow or tell it to and unless u wanna get beat tf up tryin to challenge me about my child you will leave it alone lol. I don’t even play like that 😂

I always had Mrs Rachel on around 9-12 months. He loved her. We did some seasame street too. Now he’s 20 months and really phased out of it. Doesn’t care at all about tv and hasn’t for awhile. Developmentally he’s always done great. I wouldn’t worry about what other people say, if it works for you. We all need our breaks 🤍