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I get the sentiment, but when reality hits unrealistic parental expectations, things get messy.

If you have to put a show on TV to give some songs to sing along to or to distract them while you're making lunch, I'm not judging you, and I think it's best to put this content on a gradient rather than black and white.

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For all of human history until 70 years ago, no baby watched TV. Reconsider what you "have to" do.

People had extended family around, now days they don't.

Parenting is easier if you have 5 family members in walking distance and they also have similarly ages kids who can all play together.

Neither did they have vaccines, bikes, gymnastics classes, dozens of books, a constant supply of fruit and veggies, family vacations, tractor rides, swing sets, family movie nights, planetarium projectors for a few bucks, zoos, kids museums, and in general a conflict free peaceful and disease free existence

Focusing on such a tiny thing and blowing it up into a huge negative out of context of their rich, busy, and safe lives is really out of hand.

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