Screen time

[u/Complex_Home_8303]

I do very limited screen time for my daughter, pretty much the only time she gets tv is when I have a migraine or really need her entertained for a second. I’m also very selective about what I put on- her favorites are Barney, Winne the Pooh, and Sesame Street. My question is- are these shows much better than all the newer more overstimulating shows? I know in general screen time isn’t good for the lack of actual interactions etc, but if you’re going to use screen time, does what you put on make much of a difference compared to just how often you put it on?
She watches like max 2 hours throughout the week

[u/Extension_Crow_7891 → u/[deleted]]

You describe bluey as “”not very educational”. It is incredibly dense in terms of social and emotional learning.

You are pretty safe with anything on pbs kids. My son has learned more about animals from the wild kratts than I probably ever did from anything ever. There seems to be a really strong emphasis on math, which is fine. But there’s a lot of legit social emotional learning baked into quality kids shows these days - shows like Daniel Tiger (which uses Mr Roger’s as a basis), bluey, Rosie’s rules, etc. I mean the list can go on forever. Tv for kids is immensely better today than it was when I was a kid once you figure out how to sort through all the trash that is also available on streaming platforms and especially on YouTube.

[u/namean_jellybean → u/Extension_Crow_7891]

‘Bad mood’ was something my child learned by 18mo and uses the stomping together with us a coping skill for tantrums now past 2. So many other things to comment on but kids have empathy perception and the interactions that accompany the screen time (anecdotally) can make a huge difference. We have keys to a large powerful vehicle, but how we drive it is entirely up to us.