Thursday, January 22, 2009

Bah Humbug

I read yesterday that most pediatricians recommend that children under two watch no TV.

Aw man....really??

11 comments:

Hillary said...

Well, my child is ruined.

Amy said...

I've read the same thing, and I must say I've never purposely put Aaron down alone in front of the TV as a way to occupy him, but he does watch it every day with me. At times, I think he really enjoys it.

Dawn said...

I think those are pediatricians who don't actually have children of their own!!

Jon Paul said...

I'm with Dawn. Or maybe they just say outrageous things to try to keep things moderate. Who knows?

Bryanna Johnson said...

I think they mean leaving the child in front of non-educational shows by themselves for long periods of time (at least that's what I tell myself).
Seth has learned a lot of things from PBS.

Jason & Natashia McLean Family said...

I heard the same thing but I've also heard its violent and mature shows you really have to watch out for. (Even Disney movies can be violent) So I prefer Backyardigans or Yo Gabba Gabba which Tyson LOVES!

Amanda said...

I think I might have heard that sometime. I agree, those pediatricians must have no kids of their own.

Vern said...

That's because in medical school they have a course called "how to make mothers feel more guilty", and you just got sucked in.

btw, at my first read I thought you had written "pedestrians" and I was like, "What the h___ do they care?"

Katie said...

It's too late for us. The boys are two and a half. I guess I'll just give up on them for the rest of their lives now that they are tainted by television.

Christian said...

Do hours and hours of Baby Beethoven count as TV?

Spens-dawg said...

A little t.v. never hurt anyone I say.