Little Ones + TV

[Gingernuts]

My youngest brother used to get up at 6am each day and watch the test pattern until the cartoons started.

Explains a few things.

[Choccies]

My kids are 3 and 2 they watch maybe a max of 1 1/2 hours a day, Dora, Wiggles and Lazy Town, then they either want to draw, read a book or play, only problem with lazy town is my son trys the main characters moves and I've found him attempting hand stands and twist but otherwise they are to energetic to just sit and watch tv and do nothing else.

Btw What Hondo said is correct that is what you dont do and Farmy stupid comment to be honest.

Gotta love Lazytown Il Duce !! My lad watches it then wants to eat apples all day and be Sportacus !!!

[Il Duce]

I dont mind Lazy Town at all, think its great cause my kids always want to do excersie type things, eat apples and dance to dance type music (not my prefered type music but what keeps them happy hey), Just that when I turn for a second my son will be trying handstands and twist like Sportacus but oh well all good

[A Mum]

An ex of mine had a sister who liked to sleep in so when her toddler woke up around 7 she would get a packet of sweet biscuits and turn on ABC for Kids and leave him on his own until 9am so she could get 2 hours more sleep

She didn't have a job to go to either.

I don't know how regular this was but there's an example of what not to do.

Yes, well,
I had a sister-in-law who used to do this kind of thing too,
Until one day her 2 year old worked out how to get a chair and open the front door,
They found him only metres away from the railway tracks.

[Strawb]

my ladz are picky they will watch the simpsons, lazytown, wwe and that is about it the tele is on and they are playing or doing something they shouldn't.

[JAS]

Got sent this clip this morning...seems appropriate to this thread.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-q8-XYOgjMs

I guess he's getting some exercise and learning to appreciate modern music

Regards
JAS

[Dissident]

Dora is one of THE most annoying shows to watch.
But the more I've had it on in the background, the more i've noticed how much my little one (2 1/2) is learning from it.


But it's still annoying.