Olivia doesn’t watch a horrible amount of television, but this article still made me want to be a better mom.  She normally only watches 30 minutes of Veggie Tales after her nap.  And if she wakes up before we’re completely de-stupified.  And if she’s been screaming all day.  And I’m still in need of de-stupification.

But mostly only 30 minutes a day.

According to that article, television is not good for your children and should be entirely avoided in children under the age of two.  Children who watch “Baby Einstein” videos end up with inferior vocabulary skills compared to those who resist the lure off the big-screen babysitter.  They are also overstimulated – a big, fancy word describing their overall boredom with real life because it doesn’t fit into the 30 second segments television has trained them to expect.

I know, I would have thought a title with the name “Einstein” in it could have only improved my child’s intelligence.  But it turns out that there is no artificial substitute for the interaction of a mommy with her child.

So my mid-year resolution:
I will try to avoid and never be the one to recommend the television.
I will try my darnedest to distract Olivia from Veggie Tales after naps.
I will stretch my creative muscles to try and stimulate her in a healthy way which will lead to language development (because she really does need to start talking.  Anytime now).

She just woke up.

She’s watching Veggies.

This is going to be hard.