Screen time

Less than an hr per week. Sometimes none at all

I think many moms will choose to skip this one fearing criticism. My reality is - some screen time here and there when I need some time to get things done.

Curious how those of you who do very little to no screen time keep LO occupied so you can get stuff done? Genuinely asking for advice here

I know a couple who don't allow any screen time - they have a nanny for their kids. I think having support plays a huge role here.

As a stay at home working momma, our tv is on all morning until nap time. I know people are gonna hate on that, but it’s what works for us. Honestly I’ve found providing it more allows my daughter to not turn into a zombie staring at it, and it’s more in the background (unless she’s having a rough day).

I’ve actually noticed this as well, that my daughter uses it as background noise almost while she plays, but even then I have maybe 5 minutes to get something done before she wants me to entertain her 😅

I feel that, and we absolutely have those days that are so frustrating!! I also feel one day I’ll find something that works to distract her, and the next she won’t care about it at all lol

omg yessss!! I find something that excites her and the next day she’s like, “what am I supposed to do with this?” 😂

True to be told for me is we try to aim a hour per day, but I have a velcro baby so sometimes 2 hours😮‍💨

Our tv is always on, it always has been. More for background noise than anything else. And most of the time what’s playing in the background is nursery rhymes, Miss Rachel, silly Miss Lilly or Gilmore girls. My lo never really watches what’s on and again it’s background noise.

We do quite a bit of screen time but it's mostly music based. We mostly ask ourselves is it too stimulating? If we turn it off, does it cause a tantrum? The answer is usually no. We are picky about what she watches, and its almost never on a small screen like a phone or tablet. Honestly, for us the tantrums are usually if you turn it off in the middle of a song.

We watch baby Einstein videos on YouTube for maybe 20-30 mins a day plus some Go dog go on Netflix for another 15-20 mins at random times. Sometimes we don’t watch any or we watch a little more.

Hopefully I’m not a bad mom for saying this but a few times a day maybe? Sometimes she will go a day or two without the tv on but that’s pretty rare tbh. It depends on the weather outside and what our to do list for the day looks like. Whether I have iheart radio pulled up and listen to music, or baby sensory fruit jumping around, or ms rachel, I feel like its on a lot compared to my sister’s household. Her kid never watches tv. I would go crazy if I didnt get a mental moment to “myself”.

My little one is a big fan of pinkalicious haha so every morning I let her watch one episode of that and then try to make it to where she’s away from the t.v. And then when I have stuff to do like homework I’ll put on one episode miss Rachel so she learns with songs and then that’s it soooo 1hr and half maybe? For sure 20 minutes a day for her pinkalicious though 😂

15-30 minutes a day just when I’m prepping dinner and need to keep her occupied or sometimes so she will sit still for a diaper change lol

we do no screen time but he’s in daycare. on weekends we’re both home so we can alternate getting some stuff done but generally our house is a mess.

same! I could never manage working from home without Ms Rachel. I also think it’s almost good to desensitize children to screens. Limiting it just makes them want it more.

Ms. Rachel, Baby Einstein or just music