The question
I have two daughters, the first three years old and the second one year and ten months. I used to put the TV on for them half an hour to two hours at most, spread across the day. But I noticed that my three-year-old daughter, during that half hour, is completely engrossed and very focused, not moving — while the other runs and plays and comes and goes. So I feared the TV was affecting her abilities and skills. I gradually got rid of the TV: I started with every two days, then once a week, and now I've stopped completely, alhamdulillah.
But sometimes I wonder: was what I did right? Even though I've become convinced the TV deprives them of moments of childhood, creativity, and play that don't repeat, and isn't something obligatory. My question: can completely banning the TV be negative for them, or is there no problem?
I should mention that during the day they play and do many things, and I read them some books. I feel they learn from reality more than from the TV.
Our answer
If I were to give advice to every family: get rid of the TV from your homes if you want to close a door to a great evil in the family.
You did well. Take care of their tarbiyah according to the curricula we've placed on our channel, magnify Allah in their hearts, and create for them passion and goals in their lives — for they are the building blocks of the Ummah and the generation of victory.
May Allah grant you success and watch over you.
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