I don’t force my infant to watch TV, but being home alone with a baby all day bores me, so the TV is on most of the time. I feed her on the couch, so she will occasionally face the TV and watch, or if I am completely bored and she does not want to do anything, she will simply relax on the couch while the TV is on. Is that bad for her vision? She is four months old.
Hey namesake 
I really think the screen time thing has gotten way out of hand.
The point isn’t that any screen time ever will ruin your child. They can watch tv and you can have it on with them around. The experts and the scientists are saying don’t use television and screens as a replacement to parenting. Meaning don’t plop them in front of the screen from sun up to sun down.
Your baby is just fine. I promise!
These days, the real problem is excess accessibility. Being on the phone constantly while holding the baby instead of interacting, and later giving them access to screens, can be detrimental.
In my opinion, phones are worse than monitors or TVs. Not only is it irritating to see someone endlessly hunched over, but the person is also more psychologically tethered to the device. The small screen requires you to hold it close to your face, causing a lot of tunnel vision in a way even books don’t.
I can’t say I did great by showing my daughter footage of the Trinity test. Now she gets upset if I don’t show her at least one nuke after brushing her teeth. What have I done?
Lol! Your daughter is how old? I’m just thinking a toddler that is infatuated with nukes, like SpongeBob’s tiny green insect.
I believe my son is already annoyed by the number of times a phone is shoved in his face for pictures. But I’m pleased I have pictures… It’s incredible how much he has changed in such a short period of time.
She is one year old. She even spreads her arms gently to resemble the mushroom cloud. She resembles that meme with Elmo and the fiery background.
She also watches some of the SFW content I have from work because she enjoys seeing tanks. She adores tanks and airplanes. It’s wonderful to see her get excited when she sees them in person, then gesture to my office as if to imply that that’s where she first learned about them.
This is seriously adorable 
My 3.5 month child has unknowingly watched the Olympics, numerous football games, endless episodes of Jeopardy, Secret Lives of Mormon Wives, and all the PBS Masterpiece period pieces that have helped me through breast feeding and contact naps. 
Wow, we have exactly the same television habits. Do you want to come over and hang?
My baby was dancing to the theme music during the last Jeopardy last night! 
Lmao, baby is watching Murdoch Mysteries and Only Murders in the building while I pump every two hours/feed at 12 a.m.! I feel the same guilt as the OP because he’s only 2.5 months old, but I can’t keep his small eyes off the computer.
My son has been watching trashy reality TV, true crime, and Korean dramas since he was born! He’s almost two, and I’m relieved we haven’t seen much else because I’ve always been a remote hog.
I honestly believe it is fine as long as TV does not replace play time. If you’re still doing tummy time and reading, I think everything is OK. My baby is always on the couch with me and my partner while we watch movies or television. Bub generally falls asleep regardless.not a doctor of course though
I haven’t put on TV for my baby. No judgment for parents who do, but if I need to distract my daughter, I put on music or sing, and that usually does the trick.
She has been in the room with the TV on when an adult is watching something. I’d say she’s in a room with a TV playing for about an hour a week, but I try to limit it.
To entertain myself when I’m home with her, I read. It’s quiet and non-invasive, so she can just play with her toys and crawl around (she’s 9 months old).
If I’m using my hands and can’t read, I put on a podcast, audiobook, or music. I feel like the audio is very stimulating for her on its own, and it also feels better for me than watching hours of TV a day. I set a reading goal of 52 books this year, and I’ve already passed it!
That’s exactly it. I read or listen to music with my son, but there are no displays. My cell phone is also put away when he is awake, and I only look at it occasionally, but without him seeing anything. In Germany, there is an initiative called “screen-free until 3” that explains why.
I’ve been watching Gilmore Girls as my baby takes a sleep. I have cancer, and I’m usually exhausted. He’s approximately six months old, so I can easily entertain him while he’s awake. I read at least one book to him each day. I feel much better as a mother when we don’t watch TV together. I still feel that I am not doing enough for his development.
Give yourself grace 
. You’re doing fine.
No, actually not. In Germany, there is a stringent recommendation against active or passive screen time for children under the age of three. So we’re going with that recommendation. There is occasional screen time when I need to answer a text or listen to music, but we try to use screens as little as possible when he is awake. He’s almost ten months old.
It’s more about brain growth than eyesight.
The strict recommendation in the USA is also no active or passive screen time. But until 18months