Comments on: TV And Children http://planningwithkids.com/2009/06/11/tv-and-children/ 2 parents, 5 kids, organised chaos Wed, 08 Feb 2012 21:53:42 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= By: Ruth Hhttp://planningwithkids.com/2009/06/11/tv-and-children/comment-page-1/#comment-22944 Ruth H Thu, 11 Feb 2010 09:21:46 +0000 http://planningwithkids.com/?p=2531#comment-22944 Since my son started school this year, he hasn't watched TV after school. He seems quite happy to play with his toys. Maybe he has missed them all day!! Marita: I grew up without a TV and I understand your girls problem. I think if they watch DVDs at least they will know some characters and stuff. When I grew up in the 80s when there wasn't as much for kids to watch until they were older. So I only had the problem of conversation with others when I was at high school. Not all the time though. I was better off not watching those shows (Neighbours/90210 etc) that others watched. I think you are wise to monitor what they see. I only let my son watch ABC kids- no adds, certain DVDs, and the odd show like Scrapheap challenge (he loves building things!) Kids are very impressionable and are better off with wholesome books anyway. They might be good influence for other kids - get them thinking of other things than TV! I have a few friends/relatives whose kids mainly use Technology on the weekend. Particularly those who are a bit older. Since my son started school this year, he hasn’t watched TV after school. He seems quite happy to play with his toys. Maybe he has missed them all day!!

Marita: I grew up without a TV and I understand your girls problem. I think if they watch DVDs at least they will know some characters and stuff. When I grew up in the 80s when there wasn’t as much for kids to watch until they were older. So I only had the problem of conversation with others when I was at high school. Not all the time though. I was better off not watching those shows (Neighbours/90210 etc) that others watched. I think you are wise to monitor what they see. I only let my son watch ABC kids- no adds, certain DVDs, and the odd show like Scrapheap challenge (he loves building things!) Kids are very impressionable and are better off with wholesome books anyway. They might be good influence for other kids – get them thinking of other things than TV!
I have a few friends/relatives whose kids mainly use Technology on the weekend. Particularly those who are a bit older.

]]> By: PlanningQueenhttp://planningwithkids.com/2009/06/11/tv-and-children/comment-page-1/#comment-8383 PlanningQueen Tue, 16 Jun 2009 11:27:48 +0000 http://planningwithkids.com/?p=2531#comment-8383 Thanks for sharing how you manage the TV in your house. I also had some face to face conversations about it last week too. A couple of people explained to me how they have no TV on the week days, but then have a liberal approach on the week end. I can see how as the kids get older and have more homework we could move to an arrangement like this. Thanks for sharing how you manage the TV in your house. I also had some face to face conversations about it last week too. A couple of people explained to me how they have no TV on the week days, but then have a liberal approach on the week end. I can see how as the kids get older and have more homework we could move to an arrangement like this.

]]> By: Kathyhttp://planningwithkids.com/2009/06/11/tv-and-children/comment-page-1/#comment-8196 Kathy Thu, 11 Jun 2009 09:41:50 +0000 http://planningwithkids.com/?p=2531#comment-8196 We don't have a hard and fast schedule, but we do have some parameters - like you, I count all "screen time" (computer or TV) as the same category. The rules are around content, length of time, and the priority of other activities. Usually, the girls (aged 4 and 6) end up not watching any TV / playing on the computer 3 out of 5 weekdays, just because we are busy doing other things. Any day they do get screen time, it's limited to 45 minutes, unless it's their fortnightly DVD movie afternoon (every second Sunday), in which case they'll watch the 70 or 80 minute kids flick. It seems to work OK and we are now starting to enjoy family viewing once a week or so of something like Mythbusters or a documentary (which the girls really like!) <abbr><em>Kathys last blog post..<a href="http://zucchinibikini.blogspot.com/2009/06/menu-plan-monday-cold-house-week.html" rel="nofollow">Menu Plan Monday - Cold House Week</a></abbr></em> We don’t have a hard and fast schedule, but we do have some parameters – like you, I count all “screen time” (computer or TV) as the same category. The rules are around content, length of time, and the priority of other activities. Usually, the girls (aged 4 and 6) end up not watching any TV / playing on the computer 3 out of 5 weekdays, just because we are busy doing other things. Any day they do get screen time, it’s limited to 45 minutes, unless it’s their fortnightly DVD movie afternoon (every second Sunday), in which case they’ll watch the 70 or 80 minute kids flick.

It seems to work OK and we are now starting to enjoy family viewing once a week or so of something like Mythbusters or a documentary (which the girls really like!)

Kathys last blog post..Menu Plan Monday – Cold House Week

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