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2 years ago ::
Nov 14, 2011 - 12:39PM
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Hi There,
I'm wondering how many of you let your preschooler watch T.V. and if so, do you set a time limit or control the content?
In the morning I let my 5 year old and 2 year old watch some cartoons but I am picky about what they watch. I pick the educational ones in the event they might actually learn something. If it looks like garbage I try to distract them with some toys.
I like the leap frog videos and the kids love them. The learn numbers and letters, that makes for a happy mom :)
Tammy
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2 years ago ::
Dec 13, 2011 - 2:08PM
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Yes, but not tv per se. We don't get regular tv. We have a tv and DVD player. My kids 9 and 5 usually watch one movie in the am or they can watch several episodes of a show that we have borrowed from the library. We are pretty strict about content. It doesnt have to be educational but clean and within our family rules. Sometimes they can watch something else in the afternoon, but most of the time they prefer to use afternoon screen time for the DS or games on iPhone. And playing the wii is an occasional thing. All of these things are privileges that they can loose. They are usually the first things we take away if they are in need of more than a naughty spot.
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2 years ago ::
Dec 14, 2011 - 1:57PM
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Thanks for sharing! I love hearing what works for different families. Tammy
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1 year ago ::
Jan 06, 2012 - 10:35AM
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We usually leave the tv off most of the time. I will occasionally let her watch PBS or one of her movies...Barney mostly.
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1 year ago ::
Jan 06, 2012 - 10:53AM
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I am not a huge tv watcher and I think I managed to instill that in my kids. My opinion is if I have time to sit down and watch the television I can most certainly find something else to be doing. We like to watch movies but really only as a family. A lot of times I'll give the kids a bath before Dad gets home from work and we'll all be in jammies when he gets home and declare it a movie night. I really just started that around Christmas though when there were a lot of Christmas movies on tv and I had to channel the excitement. I use the computer with them more than tv but only on websites that are really beneficial. Other than that we like to spend our days doing puzzles or coloring. We do really like Cailou on PBS. My kids really seem to relate to him for some reason. We tie in a lot of our home projects around him. I will say I used to turn on Sesame Street on days I slept late and needed to shower or something, but then one day I sat down and watched it with the kids and I felt like it was really getting bold. Has anybody else had that thought? Never did I think I would be a person who thought that but maybe it is just that we are not tv watchers. I do think it's funny that when my husband is at work there are days we may not turn tv on until the afternoon but when he is here it is almost always on!
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1 year ago ::
Jan 12, 2012 - 11:36PM
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I let my daughter watch Nick Jr. "It's Preschool on TV." I watch the shows with her most of the time. Then, when we are having a "disciplinary" or "teaching a lesson" talk, I can refer back to something we learned. For example, she sometimes can get rough when she's playing. I say, "Remember how Rento's friends felt on Ni Hao, Kailan when he was splashing them in the pool? They didn't want to play with him because he was playing rough...etc. etc.
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1 year ago ::
Jan 26, 2012 - 10:05AM
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Hi, A Dad's opinion, here. Our 7-year-old watches about 20 minutes in the morning while I yawn and start breakfast. We let our 4-year-old watch a little longer; maybe an hour. It's always age appropriate (PBS Kids, Treehouse). They both tend to watch another hour before supper...it keeps them out of the kitchen, and keeps the constant questions and calls for mommy and daddy down to a minimum when we are all a little tired at the end of the day.
There are exceptions, i.e. movie nights (when they do not have school the next day).
They seem happy, healthy, and very active, so I don't stress too much about it. A relaxed parent is as important as a happy child.
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1 year ago ::
Jan 31, 2012 - 2:24PM
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Kenny, I love the relaxed parenting :) That's the way it should be. I don't stress to much about it and I try not to behave like we have strict rules to follow. If I feel like they are watching too much I just guide them away from the T.V. to do something else. Truth is we are not home enough to watch T.V. too much. Tammy
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1 year ago ::
Feb 28, 2012 - 3:20PM
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Yes, I let my 4 year old watch tv. However, I limit what she is allowed to watch. It's very closely monitored as far as content and length of time. :)
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1 year ago ::
Apr 20, 2012 - 3:26PM
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My kids are allowed to watch TV as a reward. Monroe, who is 6, can only watch her TV after she does her homework and chores and only if she does them well the first time. If she does that she can pick one of the pre-recorded educational shows i've picked out for her. If she wants one more 30 minute show (this one doesn't have to be edu. but still is pre-recorded by me), she has to earn it by doing something special ( like doing doing an extra chore without being asked) or can trade it in for her 30 minutes of computer time ( she's only allowed on site like Americangirls.com and webkinz and those kind of websites). For my 3 year old, Winston, if Roe is watching TV he can watch it with her, but if she doesn't then he can watch one 30 min TV show and that's all. Also, I use TV time as something that is a privilege, not a right. So if at anytime my kids are behaving in a way that shows they are not old enough to be watching TV or are not behaving well, their TV privileges are provoked until they can prove to me that they are big enough to have TV time ( with Win it takes about a day, with Roe it's more like a week). And every friday night we have Movie Night where everyone ( even Mama and Daddy) get into their PJs and bring their pillows down and camp out on the floor to eat popcorn and a special treat while we watch a movie together. This is not something that is taken away from them if they are not behaving ( although we did have to do that for Roe once after she bit Daddy and was not acting like a "Team player" and there for could not be part of the "team fun" for a night) because we treasure our family time very much. This has worked very well in my house! best wishes, Nessa thelifeofapreggomom.blogspot.com/
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