Whiney toddler demands TV all day

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Whiney toddler demands TV all day

Post by jlotus » Sun Dec 23, 2007 2:46 pm

Parenting by Marilyn Heins : Kids younger than 2 shouldn't watch TV
Parenting by Marilyn Heins

Q I have a dilemma with my 2 1/2-year-old son. All day long he asks to watch television and it's driving me crazy! We let him watch no more than two 30-minute shows per day (one before nap, one after), and when he asks, we say "no" and try to get him involved in something else, assuming perhaps he's bored. But, without fail, he continues to ask immediately after that activity is over. Lately, his first words in the morning and after nap are "TV please."

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