It varies here. I am guilty of using it way too much at times to help me get things done. I'll often let DD watch a movie while DS has his nap so I can clean up or get some work done. I do feel a bit guilty, as I could be using that time as one one one with DD, but sometimes we just have to do what we have to to get on top of things. Then some days we'll spend the whole day out side or doing other things and DD won't even ask about TV, so I think it all balances out.
Nothing until he was 16 months, then I had morning sickness and we discovered In the Night Garden. So he was watching about an hour a day? He wasn't a happy boy though If he watches it more than once or twice a week then he gets narky. We stick to Play School and Thomas, but we tend to watch it with him and clap along and talk about the characters and stuff. I don't feel guilty about using it, I know the consequences and the reasons why I did/do it.
My kids watch an hour every morning and then often a little bit towards dinner time if I need to get things done solo. We use the abc iview app on the ipad here and they pick and choose their own shows. Dd was a playschool only girl until 3 when I introduced other shows. Now at 4 I have introduced her to movies like Cinderella. Ds is of cause exposed to all this at under 2. He has watched more tv than I would have liked, but hey, I'm a working mum studying my masters with my main support interstate. You do what you have to!
I was a tv addict as a child and still love tv each day. I think it depends on your child. Dd can watch quite a bit before getting narky. Ds has no ill effects at all.
Play School and Peppa Pig, so 30 minutes a day max, and I only use it when I'm desperate. Like KitFaerie, my DD1 gets really cranky after watching it, she seems to lose the ability to initiate play, so just ends up whingey and clingy afterwards, and it's not worth it.
She watches on the iPad, we don't have a tv, so it's easy to play the out of sight card.
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If he watches it more than once or twice a week then he gets narky. We stick to Play School and Thomas, but we tend to watch it with him and clap along and talk about the characters and stuff. I don't feel guilty about using it, I know the consequences and the reasons why I did/do it.
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