I know enough people that are tv-free or who understand the need to cut down media exposure for small children that it seems a pretty mainstream idea where I live...
I have said that my sons (age 1 and 4) behave more aggresively when exposed to tv, and that is why we avoid it.
Tv is watched quite a bit when we visit the homes of elderly relatives, however. The homes are not set up for little boys and the relatives, including 2 grandmas and a great-grandma, are in fragile health and just cannot handle little-boy energy for long. So dh usually tries to get them out to the playground or yard....but in bad weather or in the evening, they get tv zombie time along with their cousins.
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My sister-in-law and I just suck it up, feeling it is better than not visiting these relatives at all.
I have said that my sons (age 1 and 4) behave more aggresively when exposed to tv, and that is why we avoid it.
Tv is watched quite a bit when we visit the homes of elderly relatives, however. The homes are not set up for little boys and the relatives, including 2 grandmas and a great-grandma, are in fragile health and just cannot handle little-boy energy for long. So dh usually tries to get them out to the playground or yard....but in bad weather or in the evening, they get tv zombie time along with their cousins.
:My sister-in-law and I just suck it up, feeling it is better than not visiting these relatives at all.
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