Does your toddler watch tv while he/she eats?

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Since he was like 1, he would NOT EAT unless the tv is on. He would scream or throw the food. The educational tv I put on really keeps him at ease and gives him something to do while he eats. AND he's learning. He's 2 1/2 and sings the whole ABC song, knows his numbers, colors, shapes, speaks in sentences, so on. I owe a lot of it to TV tbh.

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No! Never! I don’t allow screen time hardly for my 3 year old unless it’s a documentary. They prefer toys, books and outside time. 
We also don’t allow TV while we eat as a family. We eat at the dinner table as a family (husband, me, toddler). We believe in quality family time,

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Nope, we don’t allow electronics during meals.

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No, we do not have a tv in the kitchen.

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I let her watch during breakfast

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Yes and my son is 5 and can read so I don't see any harm in it as long as it's educational

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No. He gets one hour of tv if that a day. Once in a while he’ll have a snack while he watched but no way is he eating and watching TV at every meal.

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Only during snacks such as he asks for some crackers, but during actual meals no

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Sometimes. It just depends. If my husband is working and it’s just us sometimes she will eat while watching a show. Sometimes we all have a family dinner and then we don’t. She is also almost 2.5 and she is very smart and speaks very well. I don’t owe it all to the TV, there’s balance in life. She does a lot of activities and has outside time but sometimes we watch TV too .

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99% of the time no but since I'm on modified bedrest and husband is deployed they have been. It keeps them still and they eat food while I lay down. When we have guests and family over no we sit at the table with no electronics, everyone including guests leave phones in another room. Just how we do things. I feel super guilty allowing them to watch TV but I can't risk my baby and my health (I'm supposed to be on complete bed rest but it's not possible currently).

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Mine does, but it's if I let him.

Does your toddler watch tv while he/she eats?

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