Guest guest Posted September 13, 2003 Report Share Posted September 13, 2003 > Jan <mommy76 > Doh, > > Actually, three 30 minutes shows IS limited television. It just depends on > your perspective. > > I come from a family that was centered around television. It was very normal > for me to come home from school and then sit in front of the TV from 3:00 in > the afternoon until 9:00 at night when I went to bed (with a break for > dinner). HOWEVER, my parents had a TV in the kitchen!!! We weren't supposed > to talk or discuss what we were watching. We were supposed to sit quietly and > watch the news. > > On Saturdays, it was fine with my parents if I sat and watched TV all day > long. That's what they did. ... Ah, yes, in comparison, 1.5 hrs/day is definitely more limited! > > I go on playdates with mainstream moms once or twice a week. I've had the > discussion about " limiting " TV with some of them on our email groups, and many > don't believe in limiting at all. Their kids--even the preschoolers---often > have televisions IN THEIR ROOMS. In addition, the television is on all day > long. So their kid might not be sitting in FRONT of it, but it's on all day > long in the same room with them. They are exposed to all the commericals and > other questionable content. Not to mention that they are more apt to watch > instead of enaging in interactive play. Yeah, moms I know will have the background tv thing going in their house. I try to turn it down when I can - it's so obnoxious and really rather rude. But they're so used to it, they don't even notice and they sometimes go turn it up again. I leave their homes a bit hoarse. I'm sure they think they're " helping " the moms have an adult conversation without kids constantly interrupting us with their needs.... But mostly I did want to share that, despite comparisons to the " norm, " 1.5 hrs/day is - from the perspective of a developing mind - not exactly limited. ~Doh -- Taking into account the public's regrettable lack of taste, it is incumbent upon you not to fit in. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 13, 2003 Report Share Posted September 13, 2003 > PhilLand > Re: A word about...TV for toddlers Children of all ages are > constantly learning new things. The first 2 years of life are especially > important in the growth and development of your child's brain. During this > time, children need good, p And, my sincere apologies for that crazy subject line! Somehow I pasted the AAP quote there and noticed only at the instant I clicked send. I also didn't intend for the conversation to become an accusation against Jan's choice. Some of this debate is merely semantics (what " limited " means to us) but I wanted to share the AAP position and some ways I handled cooking with a baby. ~Doh Reminiscing about Capt. Kangaroo.... ---------- All beings tremble before violence. All fear death, all love life. See yourself in others. Then whom can you hurt? What harm can you do? ~ Buddha Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 17, 2003 Report Share Posted September 17, 2003 Natalie wrote: > I truly do not think there is a > single person on this list breeding a numb television zombie and loving > it, and I resent the implication that any of us who use the television > as a tool are therefore destroying their children's intellectual > promise. > Natalie, I can't imagine what I wrote that led you to think that's what I was implying. If you were speaking of someone, in general, implying that we on this list are breeding tv zombie's, then I would have to agree. Otherwise, I resent the implication that I implied the above message! :-) ~Doh -------- " If you're going through Hell, keep going. " ~Winston Churchill. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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