TV Tyrants?

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So, just how much TV is too much TV? Well, according to the American Academy of Pediatrics, kids under the age of two shouldn't be watching any TV at all, and that kids over two should only be watching about an hour a day. Riiiiiiight. And how many of them HAVE kids?

Many of them, I'm sure. But still, how realistic is it to think that many of us are going to say "Oh no! The AAP says no more! Let's turn the TV off right this second!"

I try not to let Hannah watch too much to much TV, and when she watches, I watch too. I don't always like her reaction to the TV being on though - that glazed over look she gets when standing there in front of the TV, the lack of movement... it kind of reminds me of that Dunkin' Donuts commercial where the kids are all watching TV in the dark room, and they start getting sucked in like a Poltergeist movie or something.

Unfortunately, sometimes, TV is just the nature of life. I use it to gain access to the news, because at home, I can't pick up NPR on my dinky little radio on top of my fridge. Hannah LOVES the show Wheel of Fortune with a passion. Don't ask me why, but she's the cutest little contestant you ever did see, standing in the living room yell "D!" even when someone called an "R."

I don't think she misses the TV when it's not on. I think Hannah could either take it or leave it. Mostly, I have it on for background noise. But now that the weather is finally getting nicer and warming up, I'd much rather take her outside for a walk any day.