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This is a little extreme but.. we reorganized our living room so the TV is no longer in there at all! The couches face the fireplace and there is a huge + pretty bookshelf with a speaker system for music and a coffee table. Maybe if you’re not into rearranging everything you could “hide” it while little guy is awake until he forgets about it? My toddler has completely forgotten to ask to watch anything.
I am currently weaning my toddler away from screen time. I was really sick during my last pregnancy so we rested and watched lots of shows. It has now carried over, now that we have a newborn, especially when I’m nursing. This week we have staring cutting back drastically but not where we want to be. Any tips?
Hi all! I’m based a bit north of Portland, Oregon in Woodland, Washington. Nice to meet you both and I have lots of family up in Seattle! :)
Hey Jenn! Sweet! Nice to have someone so close! :D Feel free to find me on instagram if you happen to be on there – @beckygean :)
Hi all! I’m an hour and a half-ish north of Toronto, Becky Gean Issenman! I’m just outside the small town of Elmvale, Ontario, Canada 🇨🇦 So pumped to be here!
We fall into too much screen time when our preschooler is sick. As soon as he’s well, it helps to get him outside, especially if we can get to a park or a forest preserve, away from our immediate yard. If the weather is inclement, maybe a fast food joint with an indoor play place, or a grocery store that has good samples.
Changing his environment seems to jolt him out of, “But this is ALWAYS the time of day when I watch a movie!” (when “always” really means “for the past 4 days while I ran fever” but time doesn’t have a lot of meaning to him right now)
We are in Maine! We have a just turned 4 year old daughter and almost 2 year old son. Anyone else this far north? :)
ohhh I like the timer idea! must try that! we found letting our little guy help with dinner prep has helped. we’re basically grazing as we’re cooking and he’s had fun helping cook and trying it as he went so more inclined to eat once we all sit down.
another tested favourite! and it went over really well while camping with two three year olds and two 11 month olds.
https://www.wholesomeyum.com/recipes/pesto-zucchini-beef-skillet/
Any tips for helping do a screen detox? I have gotten really lax with my screen time rules, but want to kick the bad habit (for us both) to the curb. It got bad because my son’s 2 year sleep regression was 3 or 4 months long and he wouldn’t nap at all, so I (and he) needed a break so I would put on something fun. But that regression is over now and he naps more days than he doesn’t, so I need to wean us off the tv.
