T.V, sippy cups and speech

Well my children watch heaps of TV and both don't stop talking. It is mostly Playhouse Disney so is aimed at their age group.

As for the bottle. Josh still has a few bottles a day and at the moment I am not interested in getting rid of it even thou my Plunket Nurse has suggested getting rid of it.

Well I don't know of anybody who has a one year old that will sit in front of a TV and watch it to be honest, Neosha is wandering around the house "helping" me do housework or chasing the cat but as soon as she hears the chicken song she stops to have a dance lol.

I haven't yet seen any behaviour problems either.

I guess im not a "listen to the statistics" kind of mother, in saying that I don't believe in XBOX's and PLAYSTATION's for kids or endeless hours spent sitting in front of the box with a bag of chips in hand. THIS is where the problems start occuring and I don't see harm in a couple of songs about counting to 10 or about farm animals lol I certainly don't think it will make her obese and we do the touch your toes song together which gets her moving about as well. I have heard the claims though and think they are very real "in some" circumstances.

Heres another spin on the situation I have a cousin who is only 2 weeks older than me, her parents were so strict NO lollies, NO buying her lunch at school, TV was limited to half an hour a day and she wasn't allowed a computer. My aunt believed she should be doing more wholesome activities. I grew up in a house where TV was on all the time and to be honest I hardly ever watched it when she would come around all the girl would ever want to do is sit in front of the TV it drove me nuts!!!! To this day she consumes her life with TV and food and I honestly believe her parents caused the problem by being so strict on her. It can go either way I guess

Josh has now only just sat down and watched a full epsode of Mickey Mouse Clubhouse, but will usually only do it when someone else (either his brother or a friend) is sitting with him.

I can't stand Handy Manny I refuse watch that or Johnny and the Sprites.

Ohh we are getting rumbly thunder here atm, FUN!

Ok back to topic, Hot Dog is one of Lucas' fave songs, we get up and groove to it ...can't afford sky here though, I just play the clip on youtube

And Little Einsteins - Lol Kelly I so agree with you about them being pretentious arrogant brats. Couldn't have worded it better. Lucas has one of their dvds, he only cares about the theme song and then he's off exploring!

Neosha's mummy you are right - I don't know of many 12 month olds that actually park their bums and pay attention to tele, their attention spans at that age are next to nothing - well at least Lucas' is. All he cares about is getting into the things he shouldn't and running away from Mummy

Johnny and the sprites? I mean COME ON talking watermelons!!!!

Yea I agree I am just going to carry on and i think kids should be allowed to be kids when I was little the only programme I refused to miss was Sesame Street and I turned out ok.

I know!!! So cool

NeoshasMummy wrote: caitlynsmygirl wrote: C doesnt get to watch Playhouse disney anymore (good ! dammit Manny ,tell Kelly your gay so she can move on !!!! did my head in ! ) Hahahaha im in total agreement

All I hear when he talks is Fez (Wilmer Valderrama 's character on That 70's Show) and he's so not gay!