I'm not sure what the household average is for watching television. Overall, I thought we were doing pretty good. Then Allie changed that perception for us.
As with most 2 year olds, Allie is obsessed with Dora. If it's not Dora, then it's her cousin Diego. Then it's back to Dora. As good parents should, we try to limit the time she spends watching TV. During non-TV times we try to get her to do learning activities. We work on numbers, colors, and other stuff.
I had no idea what a powerful influence Dora is. Allie is sporadically counting to 5. But the other day, as Jenny was jotting down the next week's menu, Allie starts counting, "Uno, dos, tres, quatro, cinco, seis, sieta, ocho!" What the pickles! She can count to eight in Spanish, but she doesn't count in English.
I can't decide whether to ban the TV or double the time she spends in front of it.
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Maybe she was suposed to be born into a spanish family? Probably not.
Two posts in 1 week? I'm thrilled!
You'd better take spanish lessons because before you know it Allie will be sassing you off in espanol and you won't have a clue :)
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