So my 4yo is obsessed with those weird toy unboxing videos and I let him watch like 30 mins a day while I'm making dinner. My wife thinks I should cut it to 15 mins. I'm not letting him on actual YouTube with all the crazy stuff, we use YouTube Kids which seems pretty filtered. Am I being lazy or is this reasonable? He plays outside too if that matters.
Those unboxing videos are basically digital crack for kids that age lol. 30 mins is a solid boundary. I'd maybe try to steer him toward some educational stuff mixed in, but honestly if it buys you 30 minutes of peace it's not the worst thing ever.
I wouldn't stress too much about this. Kids that age are going to gravitate toward whatever holds their attention. The fact that you're being intentional about the time limit puts you ahead of a lot of parents. Just keep rotating what he watches so it's not the same content every single day.
Those unboxing videos are weird but hey, at least he's entertained and you get dinner made. Your wife might relax once she sees he's not glued to it all day long.
Honestly 30 minutes while you're making dinner sounds pretty reasonable to me. Kids need to decompress sometimes and you need to eat, so I'd say you're doing just fine.
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30 mins a day is totally reasonable honestly. The weird toy videos are odd but at least he's not watching something actually bad. My 2 year old has a rotation of stuff and I set a timer. As long as you're mixing it with other activities you're doing fine.