Is it okay to make the child watch television if you have to distract him from something?

most of us end up using the good old television tactic to distract our kids, but i wouldn't really recommend it, unless absolutely necessary. i would say you could try out other ideas, such as diverting attention to any other interesting thing or activity. try using the TV as a last resort.

It's not ideal but if it's a rare occurrence, I personally think it's okay. You can also use books, toys or sing songs to distract a young child. I've been known to do silly things like dancing around and making silly faces to distract a frustrated child and it works just fine too :)

Well..ideally its not okay but anything in moderation is fine! We all have done this..