Just based on stuff I’ve read, it seems that content gets more problematic for brain development as it becomes more “animated” — lots of fast edits, moving camera, on screen graphics, etc.

To that end, my kid is limited to Sesame Street, Curious George, and a taped production of Swan Lake. She’s also able to watch Mickey Mouse Club House when she’s at her grandmother’s, with I begrudgingly allow.

She’s a little over two now, and we limit her to two episodes a day, so about 50 minutes. And that’s only 2-4 days a week, certainly not every day. She didn’t watch a thing until she was 1, and we limited her to one ep a day until recently.

To tree’s point, the widely held view seems to be that TV’s impacts on the brain are part-and-parcel with time spent reading. We are absolutely crushing this aspect, probably read an average of six books a day together, some days it’s quite a bit more.

I want to make it clear that I’m not scolding tree or telling anyone I know the best way to raise their kid. Just sharing our approach based on what we’ve read.

Oh also, re iPad use: the only thing she gets to do is “baby phone,” where she looks at pic of herself on my iPhone. This is very rare, it’s a last resort I’d in trying to get her to calm down in a restaurant or something like that. Otherwise no iPads etc.

Oh and then if we’re on a plane, any and all options are on the table.

I gave my kid my phone to watch George on a long car ride home once and he got car sick and puked a little. No more of that.

I’d support a whole sub forum about getting vomit out of a car seat

oh god... yeah... well we do have the cleaning thread now