Is it bad that my 9 month old likes to watch tv?

No, you aren't teaching her to be a couch potato. I do the same thing with the same age baby.

Back during the winter, it was just too quite and lonely home all day with my daughter. I loved being home with her, but she wasn't responsive enough for me to not feel lonely. Having the TV on helped out. Now that she is older, I make an effort to have the TV off more. We usually only turn it on to watch specific shows (mostly Sesame St, Read Between the Lions, Dragon Tails, Yo Gabba Gabba, Kia-lan, and Wonder Pets). But we don't watch everything every day since we might be running errands or having a meal or something when they are on. When we do watch, almost all the time, my daughter is playing with other toys and a lot of the time, I sing along with the shows or talk to her about what she is seeing. I feel like that isn't really all that different from when I show her books or point out things to her when we are out and about. If my daughter was upset when we had the TV off, I might feel differently, but she doesn't care when we turn it off, even when she is watching it.

I think people give TV a bad wrap. I think in moderation, there is nothing wrong with TV. It is a great way to relax and it also a great source for learning. While a baby is too young to learn from TV, I personally don't see the harm in having it on to let baby wind down a bit (and to give mom a break from being climbed all over). I think TV only becomes a problem when it is a babysitter or when the child watches so much that she doesn't play in other ways.

But if your daughter is like mine where she still plays while she watches and you do lots of other things during the day, I don't see how you are teaching her to be a couch potato. For my daughter, she actually does most of her watching while she is cursing around the furniture, so she is definitively not learning to be inactive.

When she gets older, I do expect that my daughter will start to just sit and watch, and when we get there, I do plan to more carefully limit the amount of time she spends watching to just a couple hours total a day, just like my mother did with my siblings and me.

The only time it is bad is when it delays social development which is unlikely since you are interacting well with her most of the day. I've never seen Nick Jr but just make sure what she is watching is appropriate for her age.

It is better to avoid television. I was a 'TV is always on' kind of girl. However, as my child gets older and actually understands what's on TV, that would mean that only Nick Jr would be appropriate to be on TV. So it is better to get out of the habit of having her be exposed to that much TV.

Also, my inlaws are big TV watchers and were kind of upset that my daughter wasn't. They started keeping Nick Jr on all the time when they were around her...even when she was doing a simple thing like eating... or doing an unrelated activity. Sure enough... in a couple of days, she was sitting glassy eyed in front of the TV instead of running around and playing like she usually did. So I put an end to it...

I think you are setting yourself up for problems later. So I'd cut back.

I wouldn't say it is a "bad thing" however I would limit her to maybe 30mins in the morning and 30mins at night and if she enjoys the music/Dancing just play some fun kid friendly music for her. My Daughter loves Salsa music lol.

I dont think it is bad as long as you help your child with other activities like reading to her and playing with the toys with her as well so T.V is not the only thing she likes at such an early age.

Yes. You need to turn off the TV so that your daughter can learn to occupy herself in other ways. Put on some music instead or just enjoy the peace and quiet. She doesn't need that constant stimulation going on in the background and neither do you.

yes at this age ,...........baby usually wants to see,.............but it bad for eyes,..........cos it's still growing & not have much immune to filter the rays passing from it,...............better don't show,..............play& enjoy with toys,..........

You are kinda setting yourself up for a toddler who will throw a huge fuss to get more and more and more teevee.

Have you tried just putting on music?