We tried to limit tv for various reasons. Then DS started asking questions about stuff he'd seen on the TVs in restaurants... you know, the ones with the sound turned WAAAAY down. I couldn't hear it enough to understand, but he could.
We still limit TV, and since I have a background in video, we tend to watch mostly artsy stuff, often requiring audience interaction. Meh. For a while he tried to use every TV as a touch screen.
But I really don't think it slowed down his language aquisition, since clearly understands 90% of what is being said on the radio on adult programmes and will ask for definition of terms. On TV shows made for kids he clearly gets as near 100% as anyone.
He's 2.5 now. I'm a little worried about taking him to theaters because he's so used to discussing stuff while it's in progress.
I'm not sure the 2 yr tv rule makes sence even for non-giftie kids. I think it's more to do with using non-human babysitters. And if ya gotta and ya can, ya will. BALLANCE, people! (I hate parenting experts. I'm gonna write a book called "authenticity," and make a big show of making them all look like idiots... oh, wait, that's probably not a great idea, is it? <sigh>)
(DS does not sleep much, and mostly wants technically correct train models right now. Erm. Good luck on sleep and toys is all I can say ;))
-Mich
