TV: How much do you allow?

[playfelt]

I use TV on days when there is a large gap between the first arrival and the second just to help him pass the time and also on the two days my last one leaves 45 minutes after everyone else. As far as tv during the day I use it while I am finishing up lunch. I give them a warning to clean up and it goes much faster with no complaint when the reward is TV. The sooner they are done the more they get to watch. It goes off when they are called to the table for lunch.

[gcj]

it's quite limited here, for my own selfish reasons My son is 5 and only starts school next year (he missed the date by 10 days...in Quebec) so he doesn't nap with the others and I still need my downtime, so he gets a big chunk at naptime. I wouldn't want him watching it in the morning and then again at naptime. Also, after daycare they my get a bit while I prepare dinner. I also figure that the other kids are getting it at home, too, so I choose to save it for non-daycare hours.
Also, the more they watch, the more they want it. ....my gang, at least. And when it happened a lot at the same time each day, it became expected. Now, they don't think of it as something to do, so on the odd occasion that I say "let's watch TV", they're shocked and excited!