Guilty

My son learned a lot from watching her show. I don’t see how 15 mins a day can “mess” a kid up while you take care of daily chores 🤷‍♀️

No, not at all. At least it’s a learning show and there’s things they’re learning from it. Sometimes us as moms have to find a way to get what we need done. Don’t beat yourself up over it. My daughter is now 16 months and that’s her favorite thing to do get up and watch Miss Rachel. She’s learned so much from it.

My daughter is now 2.5 and still loves Miss Rachel. She has learned a lot from her over the years watching her

that's not bad AT ALL give urself grace. your baby is happy healthy and content while you maintain your individual self care and duties around the house that also reflect back on your kids quality of life. as far as tv tho i have had that same guilt also but honestly i think ms rachel played some sort of a role in encouraging my son to talk and use sign language. im pregnant with my second and will be playing ms rachel with him as well lol

I put the dancing fruit on for my 12 week old so I can eat lunch without a baby clinging onto me or fussing 😂 you gotta do what you gotta do for self preservation!

I’ve been trying to keep my LO off screens but truth is doing this without any help is almost impossible without screen every now and then. Now, last time I checked the advice was that screen non negotiables are 2 hours before and after sleep (including naps) because they are very sensitive to blue light. Your LO may still be too little because I assume she still takes plenty of naps during the day and trust me you don’t want to disrupt her sleep now or never. Honestly I would save screens for a little later, when things get a little trickier to deal with. When they are this little they may get entertained with other things still like a colorful board books or toys like that walking crab. I also use to move a mirror around so I could see her when I was in the bathroom etc. or use a baby monitor but ours was hard to move around. Honestly when my baby was that small, I had her on a carrier almost all the time and that’s how I got (some) things done, or just using one hand 😅

Bottom line! Don’t feel guilty. We all do what we can with the information that we got. She’ll be alright because she has a mom that loves her and tries her best. 🫶🏼

I am the same way. I feel so guilty putting on Hey Bear for my 11 week old while I eat lunch. It's not every day but only when she is fussy and I need a moment to eat. I guess you do what you gotta do right 🤷‍♀️

I hate that people have completely demonized TV when there are specific situations where we need kids to just sit and veg for a second. We’re not the only generation who had TVs. Don’t get me wrong, I am all for the war on screens. But I personally feel like there’s a difference between sitting your kids in front of an iPad because you don’t wanna deal with them for 7 to 10 hours a day every day and sitting your kid in front of a TV for an hour or two so that you can get laundry, food and whatever else done. As long as you are always engaging with your kid, reducing or limiting TV time and making sure that they’re not watching things that are unhealthy for them or overly stimulating there’s nothing wrong with sitting in front of the TV for an hour so that you can get things done

my little boy is nearly 8 weeks old and gets put in his swing in front of the tv to either dancing fruits or the happy song😂 it’s the only way i can get a bit of peace to pee, eat, etc while my partners at work

Do you have a bouncer or swing? You could try those if you’re wanting to move away from using screens.

I just don’t think they need a screen yet. A mobile, play gym, bouncer as suggested at this age will hopefully suffice for a short period of time.