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Hi! I’m looking for some appropriate movies (or tv shows) for my 2 year old son. We’ve done Daniel Tiger, Thomas the Train, Bubble Guppies, Sesame Street and the movie Cars. Anything else? Thanks! And yes, I am aware of monitoring screen time - we go and do a variety of activities - but when they’re sick or it rains for days on end a movie or two doesn’t hurt. They will still go to college 😉
Hi, We are trying to find TV shows suitable for a 11 yrs old that can show him about family, friends and other topics for kids his age. Any ideas?
They’re in the same room, well within range to see the screen. It isn’t a cartoon or anything entertaining for them either. It’s the news, documentary or sports.
Does anyone know where to find dvds with nursery rhymes I seem to have been searching but come up empty
It doesn’t seem to matter what we are watching, he will sit there enraptured by it for 20-30 minutes. At first it was cute, but now I’m a little concerned... should I be?
We struggle with our 5 year old who is currently interested in scary movies. He has split homes and the knowledge of it has come from the opposite home. Often, different characters come out at different times and has taken his father and I by shock. He has mentioned Pennywise, Michael Myers, Jason, Freddy, etc. At our house, we do not allow scary videos, movies or figures. It all started about ... More
Some of those he will watch but some he says are too scary! Which I don’t understand! He will say that but then he will talk about penny wise! And just hearing that name gives me the chills!
This post made me giggle a little because my 4 year old is the same. When he comes back from being with his dad hes just a little different in the way he acts or says things. He had a thing with chuckie that little Killer doll? And I would just explain that its fake and thats all i had to talk to his dad about keeping it rated g. He really like scary stuff its so weird !
Thinking of getting my 2 year old tickets for his birthday but I wasn’t sure how entertaining it’d be?
My 18 month old recent discovered blippi and is obsessed. Before this he never gave the tv a chance now all he wants to do is watch blippi. He’s sick of his toys (Christmas is coming so I’m buying toys for then) and where I live it’s now full blown winter now and hard to get out to the park or for a walk. I’ve been trying to keep him entertain and do creative things with him be he only lasts so... More
Recommendations are no screen time for under 2 year olds
My son has been watching tv since he was 4 months old... he learned all his colors, numbers, shapes, and some letters at 1 year old, and he loves singing along with the songs playing on tv...
Hello Moms. Me and my husband always loved to go to the movies, but since we haved our baby girl is kind of a problem. Since we just arrived in the country and have 0 family and friends here, and we don't have a baby sitter yet. Do you think is a problem, or the movie theaters will allowed a 2 year old kid in the movies? Of course that in will be in children's movies. She already love t... More
You can take your kid to the movies with you till 7pm. They don’t allow kids after 7pm
I keep telling him that's not realistic but I don't want to crush his dreams. What should I do or say?
All of the shows are in French with minimal English-speaking early learners can't follow along... Any suggestions??
I was trying to figure out why my 3 year old kept calling her sister Margaret (her name is Aubrey) that thinking she might have a friend named Margaret. Then I realized it's the name of Daniel Tiger's sister. We may need to lay off the Daniel Tiger for a bit... 😂😂
Yeah I would say try it :) I took my daughter to a movies in the park around 1.5 and she was good. I had her little chair to sit in and made sure to bring a lot of snacks! She lasted the majority of the movie....I just took her to the movies recently at 2 to see Beauty and the Beasts since it was back in theaters I figured if I had to go home it wouldn't be so bad since she was free and I s... More
Chiming in from Common Sense Media! https://www.commonsensemedia.org/blog/5-tips-for-your-kids-first-trip-to-the-movies
“I’m a researcher. I want to stay objective. We started this study really just trying to look at distraction. My frustrated response is about all the surprising, potentially deceptive stuff we found.”
This is definitely a problem and the best advice is to stay away from free apps. If you've paid for the app upfront it's way less likely to have ads or deceptive in-app purchase stuff. We have a couple apps that use a subscription model that are really high quality — Endless ABCs, ABC Mouse and Homer. You have a pay a couple bucks per month but they have endless amounts of content and ... More
My wife and I love watching BBC nature documentaries (Life, Planet Earth, etc.) with our 1 year old son. Everything about the experience is beautiful and beneficial, in our opinion, with one exception - the graphic natural deaths. While death is a natural part of life and is perfectly acceptable as part of these documentaries, we are hesitant to expose our son to such graphic death at such an e... More
I am curious how much time you all allow your children to have screen time. I have a 21 month old little boy who was able to watch a bit too much TV (Mickey Mouse to be exact) for two weeks and now I’m trying to get back to limiting time, which makes him upset. I had a hysterectomy so I was limited on what all I could do to keep him busy and happy while I was recovering. I am being a stickler, ... More
if you don't switch on tv consistently, you won't have the screams. kids learn very quickly when the screaming will work and when it will not. have a playground/house/rescue kind of toys available for such moments (the ones you keep in toys 'library' not in the kids room. he will sure enjoy it if there are no tv-options. my daughter had max 30 mins of pretend-play videos and s... More
This is a good one, just some ideas. Thought y'all might enjoy this. https://afineparent.com/positive-parenting-faq/screen-addiction.html?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=495736-how-to-protect-your-family-from-screen&utm_source=lists%2F40942-AFineParent-Com-Inspiration-And-Tips&simplero_object_id=su_4G4ohUCvMLmwueipbykAxrBG
I’m intimidated and amazed by parents that don’t allow their children any screen time in this day and age. My family lives thousands of miles away, and I videochat them daily. It helps us stay connected with them and eases the loneliness of being a SAHM in an unfamiliar place. Additionally, I didn’t graduate high school too long ago, and we used technology by way of laptops, projectors, smart... More
The concern with screen time and young children is that they aren’t getting the human to human interaction they need to develop social and communication skills. Kids listen and watch for verbal and physical cues when in discussion (words, facial expression and hand gestures). So with that, I read an article where it said certain type of screen exposure is ok for young kids - like FaceTiming. ... More
It all really depends on the appropriateness of what it's being used for and the physiological abilities of children as they develop. When an adult watches a TV show, we see motion, but what is actually happening is a series of still images changing at 24 frames per second is flashing on the screen. Our brains take those still images and interprets the fast changes into motion, filling in... More
My 2 year old loves Word Party! We are starting to get into Story Bots..both can be found on Netflix. Oh and Blippi on YouTube.
Poppy long stocking, The wonderful world of David the Gnome, anything from the 80s