Weekly Poll: How Many Remote Controls Have You Used During the Past Week?

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remote-control My 13 month old daughter just loves to get her hands on a remote control, any remote control. It doesn’t matter if it has batteries, works or not, or is even paired with a device. It seems that if she has seen Mommy or Daddy using anything that wasn’t a primary-colored plastic toy it must be something worthy of interest.

Personally, I think it’s hitting tiny buttons and making the little infrared light go off that gets her excited but now I’m catching her mimicking us by pointing it directly at the TV. My first reaction is “Awww… how cute” then my brain shifts gears and wonders exactly how much television are we watching? We really don’t expose her too much but I think it’s become a by-product of bedtime bottle feedings while in the living room when the TV is on.

It sure doesn’t take much before their sponge of a brain catches on to your habits. Makes me keenly aware about some of the other things I do so I think my soda drinking, chip-noshing days are numbered…

Here are the remotes I’ve used during the past week: