TV addiction

Is it possible to raise a TV addict without actually owning a TV? The answer is, "yes."

We don't own a television; we don't have any cable access of any kind. Yet, our daughter seems hooked on television programs. Amelia is completely mesmerized when she sees Teletubbies or her Baby Einstein DVDs on the computer screen. She loves to watch them while she eats. In fact, she will sometimes forget to move the food on her tray into her mouth while watching her videos.

Of course, it's adorable when Amelia points to the Teletubbies baby-in-the-sky and says, "Baby!" but I think she's getting carried away. She has started finding her baby DVDs on the shelves and handing them to mommy - apparently asking to see a movie. Today, while I was watching an announcement by Tony Blair on the Internet she became inpatient after handing me "Baby Animals" and started fussing and pointing at the monitor.

So, what do you do? I guess the best thing to do is get her out of the living room and out of the apartment every day. Of course, this isn't always possible. I have plans to go to Target today, but she still has a fever, so I'm not sure we'll go.

If I do go, maybe I'll pick up a new Teletubbies DVD while I'm out.

Lisa