tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5218215652328409330.post24493265648416323..comments2024-02-25T04:19:51.451-06:00Comments on Connected Mom: Parenting With the TV (And Trying to Make My Peace With It)Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5218215652328409330.post-42147002842302421402011-08-15T16:14:24.040-05:002011-08-15T16:14:24.040-05:00You do what you gotta do. It takes a village to ra...You do what you gotta do. It takes a village to raise a child ... but most of us don't have a village, so we do the best we can. I understand the recommendations for television time, and I myself grew up largely without a TV in the house ... but I depend on Thomas and Friends to get me through the dinner prep time. It's hard! There is so much pressure on moms to do the right thing all the time. Sometimes, television is the better of two evils (in my case, the other option would be leaving my toddler to fend for himself, get in trouble, and then have me scold him, so, yeah).Inder-ifichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09724667602427496583noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5218215652328409330.post-86077386220107434792011-08-15T10:51:03.021-05:002011-08-15T10:51:03.021-05:00Thank you for sharing this!
I have went round and...Thank you for sharing this!<br /><br />I have went round and round and round with screen time. With my oldest (now almost 11) I did use the TV as reprieve when I had a new baby - and to get things done. I found this to be disasterous later on - and even now it still plays out with other screens like the computer and DSi.<br /><br />It's not that TV or screen time (computer/DSi/whatever) is inherently evil (although it can certainly be distracting and consuming, which is why we turn it on when we feel we need a break). It is how we use it that determines our experience - and our child's.<br /><br />To find a balance with what everyone in the family wants we do several things - and are still working on a balance with screen time. I work from home and take online college courses so I use the computer daily. I work to do that in small chunks at a time so I am modeling the ability to unplug. I am not so into the TV and we don't have cable, but do enjoy DVDs from time to time.<br /><br />For little kids instead of moving to screen time if I am exhausted, now I encourage quiet play with blocks, toys, books (with or without CD), whatever they can quietly use without my direct supervision, etc. I choose to stop seeing TV as a reprieve and instead as something I would prefer to use as a way to observe and interact with the kids. This is a big switch and totally flips the idea of TV as babysitter on its head!<br /><br />Another part is instead of sitting them down to keep busy while I tend to house chores, bring them along or encourage side by side participation. <br /><br />Sounds like we are on a similar page with making peace with TV and screen time. For me it is about how I view and use it in our lives - and working from a place of integrity with that. All a process. Much love to you as you walk the journey...Amy Phoenixhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18394341758645911698noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5218215652328409330.post-77697163546840158992011-08-14T18:57:00.183-05:002011-08-14T18:57:00.183-05:00I just posted about this on my blog since I'm ...I just posted about this on my blog since I'm 9 months pregnant and am exhausted chasing my toddler. I still am keeping my hour limit, but also hate reaching it. I usually limit tv to 15 min at a time. I am hoping once we are settled with the newborn I can wean ourselves off the tv back to no tv other then maybe an 15 min-1/2 hour when the weather is horribleTenderHeartMomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00545696342934341992noreply@blogger.com