I’m guilty.
Even after hearing everyone tell me about how bad “screen time” is, I still let my not-quite-2-year-old daughter watch TV.
I instinctively know it isn’t good, but sometimes it just fits so perfectly into your day.
You’re trying to get something done. They want to be entertained.
And there’s this magical box (okay, we’re not in the 90’s anymore – it’s more like a magical window) that will allow all of that to happen.
But then there’s this voice in your head that reminds you: “TV is bad for kids. Don’t get your toddler hooked on watching TV at such a young age.”
I know. Thanks little voice in my head for reminding me.
Even though I’m pretty sure that TV watching is a bad thing, I wanted to research this a bit more. Is it ACTUALLY bad? How bad is it? What about short periods of watching?
Let’s dig into it.