Screen time
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Hey! We limit screen time and I’ve got a 6 week old! I keep it for 1 time in the morning whilst I shower and get ready (only if my husband isn’t around as is at work) and then the second time is when I’m making dinner (again only if my husband isn’t around and if toys aren’t working to keep him occupied ! )So used for when we really need it basically rather than an actual time limit!
Fortunately my 20 month old doesn't show much interest in tv, we have it on for his older sister but as the shows aren't for his age he quickly gets bored and wonders off to play. BUT my 4 year old is obsessed which I think stems from all the tv time she had when her brother was born and I think it has a big impact on her behaviour. So I would say limit as much as possible as it's hard to go back from
@Olivia thank you. She is absolutely bluey mad and i know that’s a very low stimulating show so we would probably go back to that and they’re only 8-10 minute episodes which makes turning it off easier. it could be an age related thing but we’ve noticed a huge improvement in her ‘behaviour’ using that term lightly as i know she’s still very young; sleep, dummy use and just overall mood tbh since stopping the screen. My only worry it if we re-introduce it even in small amounts and she wants more which causes more of a reaction if that makes sense x
@Lauren thank you. Yeah my LO is first born but will sit and watch for extended periods of 20-30 minutes without doing anything else. She wasn’t interested in playing with her toys or anything so i just said enough was enough. My plan was to never go completely screen free but it just seems to have happened that way now i’m worried about any reaction that could occur if she’s given small amounts of TV x
@Bianca thank you. This is one way i was thinking of using it tbh just to help especially when solo parenting as her Dad is out from 5am and most evenings isnt home till 5:30/6 so its long days and things have to be done round the house still x
No screen time at all here. Even the tiniest bit of watching can cause tantrums and meltdowns at this age. When they get older at 3-4 years old it will be a bit different and watching a bit of tv won’t do any harm but not at this age. They are too young for that kind of stimulation especially as the brain is still developing and its just not good for them.
I let him have it around 4ish while I get a bit of tidying done & sort his dinner out. Other than that I try not to have it on any other time
Morning and before tea /evening in the main times because I can get stuff done
I normally just do screen time for my little boy when I’m making meals and then a little bit before bed. He watches in the night garden before bed and topsy and Tim or bluey in the daytime. I’ve found that most of the shows on CBeebies are fine but things like cocomelon seem to make him really hyper so I avoid those. Could it maybe be just the stage she’s at just now rather than a screen time thing? x