How much tv is too much tv for kids?

That doesn't sound like much, especially if it is spread out throughout the day. My kids watch way more then that most days. They usually watch from about 8am until around 10. Then I kick them out of the living room and they have to go play in their rooms or color quietly. At lunch they usually watch 1 or 2 shows. Then in the evening they will watch at least an hour if not more of TV with my husband. Some days they sit in front of the TV all day because we are all feeling blah. Other days I don't even let them turn it on and they might watch an hour at dinner time. It just depends. My 6 year old would sit in front of the TV all day if I let her. But she also colors while she is watching. If the TV is on it is usually on cartoons in the morning (Noggin or Nick Jr or Disney) or the Discovery channel, History channel (etc) during the day and stuff like the Simpsons and King of the Hill in the evening.

i'm not sure... i think 1 and a half is enough or max.2 hours...because t.v. isn't very safe for children...so better not to risk... yes..i think 2 hours is good ,.and on weekends about 3 hours:)

I don't know how much T.V. is to much. However, I wonder how much creativity is lost in front of the tv. I try to find activitys to trigger the creativity in thier brains. I don't know if it works or not but it is better than doing nothing.

It is just right. Just make sure you have balance every aspect of your child's life. And everything will go fine.

honestly I think more important than how much they watch is what they watch. I'd rather my son watch 6 hours a day of something like PBS than 2 hours of violence & foul language. My son does watch more tv than I ever thought I'd let him watch at 3, but he has learned alot from it.

After reading all the responses I would say that it all depends on how much is too much. I have 2 boys, ages 2 and 8, and they are complete opposites when it comes to the tv. My oldest could watch tv all day if I let him. My youngest just watches when he gets tired or something catches his eye (which usually only last a few minutes or one show). With my oldest son,on school days, he is only allowed to watch tv after homework and chores are done. Then he is only allowed to watch 1 hour (max) of tv. He is only allowed to watch certain channels and then he must ask if the show he wants to watch is appropriate. On weekends, I let him watch a little bit more tv but he must balance it with other activities. Once summer comes around the tv is mainly off and he is outside. He can watch tv after dinner in the summer, if nothing else is going on. For my 2 year old, I leave Noggin on during the day. He will occasionaly stare at the tv for a few minutes. He usually just likes the music and wants to dance to it. He will watch an hour of tv throughout the entire day. My husband thinks that all he does is watch tv all day long, but in reality he only watches a show or two and glances at certain parts that catch his eye. He mainly plays in the living room (where the tv is at) but he is so into playing that he doesn't care about the tv. I believe as long as the kids get an equal amount of tv, they will be okay. Just balance it out with other activities. When the kids are watching tv, watch an episode with them once and a while and after the show is over talk about what you watched. I do this about once a week and it is amazing what my kids learn. My oldest son knows more about bugs and spiders than I will ever want to know due to the discovery channel.