I knew about the AAP guidelines. But we decided to put on Daniel Tiger during mealtimes for my daughter from ten months old. It is a good distraction while we g

I knew about the AAP guidelines. But we decided to put on Daniel Tiger during mealtimes for my daughter from ten months old. It is a good distraction while we get some food into her. Furthermore, children under two interact primarily with their parents. They do not really play with other kids at all, even if you take them to a playground. So if AAP says "young children learn best by interacting with people", they are talking about parents for under-twos. At some points in the day, my wife and my daughter are just sick of looking at each other. So a little TV provides a welcome break. Yes, we try to limit it. But giving a blanket statement like "no TV under two" and making you feel bad when you cave in does not seem to help the situation. Also, what happens when 4-year-old Jimmy is happily watching his two hours allowed of TV, and 14-month-old Bobby wants to watch too? Do you banish Bobby from the living room because it might hurt his brain? One suspects the AAP recommendations are made knowing they will not be heeded. Like the eight glasses of water a day thing, it's one of those things adults tell each other "oh, you know they say..." If AAP were living on this planet with the rest of us, they would give more nuanced recommendations, just as USDA has had to do over the years with rec's on food.