Give in to screen time for toddler ??
My son is 2years 2months. He is a very hyper, stubborn toddler. He is always asking to watch TV which I absolutely hate and only try to let him watch when necessary I.e when I'm really busy.
My question is when he throws a tantrum to watch TV what did I do. Do I give in or just ignore him until he calms down. It takes him forever to calm down and in that time i almost always lose my cool and shout at him. Then I feel so bad after and think why didn't I just give in it's better than getting mad at him. I just can't get a hang of this being a good mother thing. I feel like I'm failing. I want what's best for him hence why I refuse screen time. But then I ended up getting mad because he's so stubborn. But then I feel like absolute crap. I'm so lucky to be a mum and have a healthy child. I feel like I'm being ungrateful.
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Don’t give in to tantrums. That just teaches them if they make a big enough fuss they get their own way. You’ll be making your life harder, not easier. If you don’t mind him watching it let him watch it. Otherwise distract them with something else & explain the TV is for X (certain time of day/certain occasion etc)… You’re not failing. It’s a challenging time xx
You're not failing, the fact you care at all to be worried proves you are a good mom. My daughter (same age) loves her tab, however she is limited to an hour a day. Most the time she is just happy to have Cbeebies on in the background whilst she plays independently. It's honestly what works for you. This age isn't easy at all x
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My toddler was the same. Ultimately I decided it wasn’t worth the fight and I just leave it on all day as background noise with random stuff on, news or cartoons etc, he VERY rarely will watch it, he plays around it and will glance at it here and there. They usually want what they can’t have I figured 😅 similar situation with sugary treats, he wasn’t allowed any until he turned two, he’d scream and cry wanting whatever I was eating but as soon as he was allowed to have it here and there, now he doesn’t want it lol