Kids with TV's

Not really a grump.But today I went to town to have a haircut. My usual one was busy so I tried a new place across the road. Anyway I was the only one in & got talking to the girl who runs it.
Her Ex phoned while I was in there to arrange seeing her daughter over Christmas. While asking her about her daughter she said she was 2 in November, but she's so advanced - she can count up to 10 & knows her colours already - a typical bragging mum.
She said that she had bought her a TV & DVD player for her bedroom for Christmas.
She normally wouldnt have bought one for a few years but she thinks it will be good for her to watch it in bed
I don't care if the child is a mathematical genius I don't think a TV in her bedroom at just turned 2 is a good idea
What on earth is she going to be getting in another ten years??

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Absolutely not a good thing to do .
Children need their sleep and the bedroom should be a place of calm.

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I don't have any kids, but I think that's a dreadful idea. A child of that age should be playing with toys and learning shapes, inter-action, stuff like that. Sticking a child in front of a TV at that age where she'd understand very little will not enhance the child's intelligence or natural brain growth. That's a cop-out by the parent.

My mum and dad worked full time and a shop and house to run, but because they spent so much time with us little ones, I was reading children's story books by the age of three, Janet and John by the age of five, and I could write pretty well with me nib pen and bottle of ink as well by age three. And, I didn't make a mess with it.

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That is absolutely wrong! Babies/tots are still crying at that age so it makes me wonder if the mother bought the TV/DVD player to switch as a distraction to stop the child crying. It shouldn't be watching too much TV at that age anyway, it could damage the eyes at that young age.

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Presumably the kid will be watching cartoons all day, but too much visual stimulation is as bad as not enough. Poor little mite. I'm sure she'd prefer to play with a teddy. They need to feel textures as well at that age, surely.

The woman will probably be feeding her KFC and McDonald's as well by now.

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I'm glad i'm not the only one that thinks its wrong. I was gobsmacked when she told me. She shouldnt be watching much TV in the main room at her age never mind watching it in bed by herself.

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Most children these days have TV in their bedrooms. I have not here'd of many 2 year old's having one though. CBBC has lots of educational type programs, which learns youngster. Something Special learns them sign lauguage. This is good for a short amount of time. With the parent watching with them. But a lot of parent seem to put their children in front of a TV. for far to long these days.