New and veteran parents alike are inundated with do's and don't's from medical professionals, other moms and dads, in-laws, friends, the list goes on and on.

The latest comes from the American Academy of Pediatrics, whose doctors are urging again that parents should limit television watching for infants and toddlers under 2. According to the New York Times:

Video screen time provides no educational benefits for children under age 2 and leaves less room for activities that do, like interacting with other people and playing, the group said.

The recommendation, announced at the group’s annual convention in Boston, is less stringent than its first such warning, in 1999, which called on parents of young children to all but ban television watching for children under 2 and to fill out a “media history” for doctor’s office visits. But it also makes clear that there is no such thing as an educational program for such young children, and that leaving the TV on as background noise, as many households do, distracts both children and adults.

Jake, who's now 22 months old, has his favorite shows: Phineas and Ferb, Diego and Dora. We try to limit his television watching to about an hour a day but I'll admit it: it would be impractical for me to turn the television and computer off entirely.

Every family is different. What rules have you set on television watching or any other uses of computers and hand-held devices like smartphones and iPads?