I have a new post on Rocky Mountain Moms Blog.
Here’s a little teaser…
I am a hypocrite. It’s true. A few months ago I wrote this post about Toddler TV time and it’s relation to ADD. Did you know that their chances of having ADD and trouble in school increases nearly 10 percent for every hour of television they watch before age three?! I had all the good intentions and was really trying to keep my son’s Television time to 30 minutes per day. My little one is already super active and kinda crazy to keep entertained and quiet when needed. I had these horror stories running through my mind about how letting him watch TV would cause him to act out in the future and how he would struggle in school.
I was doing great limiting his TV time and was so proud of myself, for like a month….read more
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I just left a comment on the other blog! I did want to say I did look into those studies and the studies state that there are a few unanswered questions such as amount of time the child is read to, amount of interaction between parent and child, etc. So no worries! We need to really stop feeling guilty!
Good grief!!! He can count to 15 and recognize 20 letters. My little guy (just having acquired his interest in books can’t recognize a single letter and can kindof count to 10! You’re doing fine!
I posted on the other blog too but I want you to know that you are doing a great job!!! Keep doing what you’re doing & your little guy will be fine. I on the other hand think that my boys learn so much from Super Why & Word World & other shows that I will continue to be a TV mom. Don’t judge me too harshly….:)
Michelle, you are the CUTEST mom I know. Seriously, you play with Aiden all day long. And as far as ADD goes, I think there is a lot we don’t understand yet. 3 of my husband’s siblings have it. That’s almost half of his family. There’s got to be a genetic component somewhere.