We didn’t let our kid watch T.V until he was a year old.
After that it became really hard to resist the temptation.
Who wouldn’t want a little free time?
I honestly thought some of these programs might even help him.
After all, he learned to identify the letters and numbers
and even to say “Please” and “Thank you”.
I silenced my guilty conscience by saying that I am doing something great,
something crucial for his ‘development’.
After all, these programs aim to foster his imagination and nurture his social and
emotional development.
I feel like a wise parent making an educated decision.
But am I right? It’s true that he get to see lots of colorful things. But how far do they stimulate imagination and creativity? I think if there is some part of the brain for ‘rot learning’, that is really working. As far as creativity goes, I can see more of that happening when he arranges his cars in the shape of a flower or constructs an “Up and Down Jungle” with his blocks or pretends that I am the baby and he is the parent. He even invents names like “Bouncingo”.
Talking about social development, I don’t think the definition includes sitting glued to the T.V because Dora and Diego are far more interesting than your friends .
I know I can’t ban the T.V completely. But I have to rethink my ‘educated choices’.