TV Junkie

I am afraid I am making a TV junkie out of Estee, not to mention my other kids, but Estee is still young enough to control. Anyway, it all started when I needed to shower (you know that thing that adults do daily so they don't stink) and Estee would destroy everything in the house while I was showering. So I decided I would get her to watch TV while I was showering, and give her a snack for good measure. It almost always works like a charm. But the problem is now she asks for TV (wee-vee) when I am not showering. I can usually distract her with some books or toys, or shoes (she loves shoes), but I am afraid she is getting old enough she won't be distracted and I will just give in because I don't want to hear her scream, I know it's hard to believe I would let that influence me. Below I have some good hard evidence that this is becoming a horrible habit for my little 20 month old--and it's all my fault!

She is really close to the TV (wee-vee) just so she won't miss anything. I figured this was OK because she was only interested in Baby Einstein, which makes her smart like Einstein, right?

Until I left Estee with the boys one day and came home to find them all completely engrossed with STAR WARS!!

Look at her pointing at the Storm Troopers!! I mean isn't this suppose to scare small children?? No way, she thought this was the highlight of life hanging out with the boys watching Star Wars. Again, I am afraid this is all my fault--she got my genes--I love hanging out with the boys and watching action movies including Star Wars!