How much TV does your toddler watch? *clicky poll*

[musicalsilver]

Self-explanatory. 

I'm curious, since our littles are approaching the age of two at an alarming rate!

[majwv8]

There was a thread about this on the old FB group last week - I'm going to assume that's where you got your inspiration

[peachey]

Maybe 20 minutes one day a week and then 20 minutes per day on the weekend. He will watch Sesame Street until Abi's Flying Fairy School comes on and then he loses interest. He will sit through a whole episode of This Old House too.

[sympkin]

Generally she watches one episode of Peg + Chat on the weekdays, generally about 12 minutes.

We were both sick for a week so we threw a couple of movies in there but that's definitely out of the norm.

[islandgirl14]

I voted less than one hour. Typically the answer is none, but if somebody is sick (either G, or if a parent is sick and home alone with G), then it's fair game. But, he will occasionally watch bits of Baby Einstein on the iPad, so that alters my answer too!

[cl8badb]

Depends on the day but probably 40 minutes a day. Sometimes 60 if im not feeling great or if i need to keep him busy while i get stuff done.

The norm is 1 show after breakfast and one show after dinner while i do the dishes. Each show is about 20 mins.

[musicalsilver]

Feb 6, 2015 12:05:09 GMT -5 majwv8 said:

There was a thread about this on the old FB group last week - I'm going to assume that's where you got your inspiration

I'm not in the old FB group - sorry for the duplication!

[daffy2k]

About 15-20 min a day. She usually watches Sesame Street for a few minutes after breakfast while I drink my tea and wake up. She loses interest quickly and goes off to play on her own in her playroom (probably 10 min max) . If she's being extra fussy when I'm preparing supper I let her watch an episode of something on my iPad, but that also only holds her interest for a few minutes. Thankfully she does play really well on her own, so even if I'm not feeling wonderful she usually can keep herself pretty well entertained without needing TV or the iPad.

[workinit]

My kid will fixate on the tv if I let him watch. I swear I could probably put on Micky and leave for work, come home after a full day and he would still be watching. (I would never do this!!! Dont call CPS please!) He will get maybe 1 hr max a week because of this. I usually let him watch 10 min before his nap on Saturday and Sunday. Sometimes a weekend morning he will get one extra 10-15 min allowance if I'm trying to make breakfast.

[heelibrarian]

I wish it were less. DS gets his screen time allotment in the morning so she halfway watches what's on. I rarely if ever put anything on special for her, because of the guilt I feel about the TV on in the morning. Sigh.

[michelin82]

Probably 1-2 hours. He asks for Elmo a lot, and if he's really whiney, I'll usually let him watch for a bit while I'm trying to get dinner together.

[majwv8]

Feb 6, 2015 12:37:06 GMT -5 musicalsilver said:

Feb 6, 2015 12:05:09 GMT -5 majwv8 said:

There was a thread about this on the old FB group last week - I'm going to assume that's where you got your inspiration

I'm not in the old FB group - sorry for the duplication!

I was just kidding - I don't think any regs here posted in there. 

[melohdy]

The tv is on the majority of the time for background noise. She doesn't spend much time sitting in front of it watching. She can sit for an hour if Frozen is on (she doesn't really like the last 30 minutes). She'll sit and watch for 15-20 minutes in the morning or evening sitting with us while she drinks her milk.

We have kids shows on for maybe 40 minutes a day. Otherwise, they are things we like to watch like Food Network.

[sctiger]

Still none. We rarely have the TV on when she's awake so she does that have the opportunity.

[42butterflies]

The tv is on in the mornings and evenings, but she doesn't pay attention to it yet unless they are singing. She will bring me their tablet and request Mickey, but she gets about 3 minutes into it and goes to play.

[LaBellaVida]

I usually have it on a developmental channel throughout the day. He'll be playing in the living room, and he'll occasionally look up and see what's on. He really doesn't watch a lot of TV, it's on more for back ground noise.
I'll have it on while I'm doing dishes, or laundry ect where I'm in and out of the room.

[hellooldfriend]

We watch about 20 minute after dinner while we snuggle, have milk and fruit. Any longer than that, he is looking to do something else.

[lioness13]

Its on a lot but she's not interested in TV. Unfortunately It doesn't hold her attention more than a few minutes at a time.

[huckleberry08]

He gets 30-45 minutes on weeknights and a couple hours a day on the weekends.

[bcandlm]

I'm not sure exactly. We planned on no TV originally but then we started showing YouTube videos here and there, mostly on the weekends, so I would say maybe an hour or so total in a week, possibly less.

[kames12]

5-7 hrs a week. It depends on how early he wakes up during DH's morning routine.

[stargazer763]

How long is the tv on while he's awake? About 3 hours. How long does he pay attention to it? Spurts, so maybe about 1 hour a day.

That 6 pm Curious George is when I make dinner. He watches some of it, and then we watch Jeopardy together.

[dmlk413]

I'm not sure. She doesn't really watch tv even though she likes to have it on.

[lingeringwithcoffee]

DD usually watches an episode of Mickey or part of Sesame Street (so 20-30 minutes) in the morning with DH before he gets ready and takes her to daycare. She then usually watches a little when we're fixing dinner. Most of the time, she is playing with toys and only pays attention during songs.

[ciahanna]

We have the TV on all the time for background noise. But it's never really on kids shows. DH says she'll watch the Disney Channel if he's using the bathroom but that's all I know of. I always have it on Food Network,Smithsonian,TLC,Discovery or History Channel.
My kid is weird though,she could care less about actual shows but if a commercial comes on she stops to watch!

[subliminalrabbit]

E sits in my lap first thing in the AM while I drink my tea and catch up on the internet while he watches Sesame Street videos -- maybe 20 minutes? Then if he's extra fussy in the evening, DH isn't home, and I'm trying to make dinner, he'll get more Sesame Street or Daniel Tiger. I voted 25-35 minutes / day but it's sometimes more, sometimes less.

If it's a vacuuming day, he gets another 20 minutes; otherwise, he follows me around the house and I end up knocking him over by mistake. He likes it when I vacuum.

[daffy2k]

Feb 7, 2015 14:34:58 GMT -5 subliminalrabbit said:

E sits in my lap first thing in the AM while I drink my tea and catch up on the internet while he watches Sesame Street videos -- maybe 20 minutes? Then if he's extra fussy in the evening, DH isn't home, and I'm trying to make dinner, he'll get more Sesame Street or Daniel Tiger. I voted 25-35 minutes / day but it's sometimes more, sometimes less.

If it's a vacuuming day, he gets another 20 minutes; otherwise, he follows me around the house and I end up knocking him over by mistake. He likes it when I vacuum.

madeline likes to help me vacuum. It's an extremely slow process but it works. Usually I quickly vacuum a section of the floor then she takes the vacuum and keeps vacuuming the same section while I tidy up the next area, or dust, or something. It's the only way I can get it done because she will not be distracted by anything while I'm vacuuming, lol.

[musicalsilver]

Feb 7, 2015 15:52:27 GMT -5 daffy2k said:

Feb 7, 2015 14:34:58 GMT -5 subliminalrabbit said:

E sits in my lap first thing in the AM while I drink my tea and catch up on the internet while he watches Sesame Street videos -- maybe 20 minutes? Then if he's extra fussy in the evening, DH isn't home, and I'm trying to make dinner, he'll get more Sesame Street or Daniel Tiger. I voted 25-35 minutes / day but it's sometimes more, sometimes less.

If it's a vacuuming day, he gets another 20 minutes; otherwise, he follows me around the house and I end up knocking him over by mistake. He likes it when I vacuum.

madeline likes to help me vacuum. It's an extremely slow process but it works. Usually I quickly vacuum a section of the floor then she takes the vacuum and keeps vacuuming the same section while I tidy up the next area, or dust, or something. It's the only way I can get it done because she will not be distracted by anything while I'm vacuuming, lol.

LO is the same way. He has to have his turn with the vacuum! I really hope he feels the same way for the next several decades!

[subliminalrabbit]

E just basically becomes glued to my butt when I vacuum, and if I don't realize he's right there and turn around too quickly, I knock him over.

But he does love to help me empty the dishwasher, which then takes forever but I don't mind. My favorite is when he tries to empty it as I'm loading -- with dirty dishes. ><