Limiting TV Time While Babysitting

Video Transcript

"Hi! My name is Aisha Puri and on behalf of Expert Village, this is how to use a babysitter. When it comes to TV time with the children, it is very important that the babysitter understands the amount of TV your children should watch each day. For example if the babysitter is only babysitting for a few hours, if TV time is allotted it should not be any more than a half an hour. If it is an extended day up 8 to 9 hours, then maybe 2 20-minute TV shows can be allowed. It is best to discourage TV to keep their creativity going but some days TV can be allowed. Also making sure that the TV shows are age appropriate and educational / informational, it is very important that the TV does not display any violence or any negativity that the child can pick up on. Also, advertising channels should be excluded from the children’s program. If you include DVD’s, that means that these are your choices for your children to watch and that way it is easier for the children and the sitter to pick out shows that are appropriate for the children. My name is Aisha and thank you for watching. "