I’m sure you’ve heard about the Netflix price jump.. even if you aren’t a subscriber. People are more upset about this than the economic woes of our government or dumbing down of our education system (even more!). Shocking, I know.
It makes me wonder exactly how much TV people are actually watching, examining how much we are… and is it time to cut back? I’ll admit it. TV is some times the only thing that saves my sanity. Then again, it doesn’t. My son’s current obsession with Dora means there is a lot more whining to watch Dora at all times of the day, thus almost forcing me to buy Dora movies. Or maintain a streaming movie membership.
How much TV do you let your kids watch? None? A couple of hours? Not sure, because there is a TV in every room, including their bedrooms?
When I was a nanny, (seriously, I was just like Jo Frost. So good! And so bad with my own!) the kids I cared for watch a maximum of two hours – and NO video games during the week. As pre-teens, people. I was that good. Now, not so much. Am I the only one?
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My teenage daughter doesn't watch so much by choice. My 12 yr old son would watch all day but I limit him to 2 hours a day screen time - that's video games or TV.
How much TV I let my kids watch has always been a constant struggle. On days when I am on top of it I try to keep it to one movie or two shows. Then there are some days I will let them watch Peter Pan 4 times in a row just so I can keep them occupied. One thing I have tried strongly to abide by though is when it is meal time or family time, the television is off.
We let Tino watch TV when Victoria takes her nap, which equates to about two hours per day on the weekends or other days when we are home with them. Never on "school nights" and sometimes for about ten minutes in the morning as a reward for getting dressed by himself. Rarely, when we are sick or just need a sanity break, we turn it on at other times. I find that having TV be part of the routine helps to cut down on the asking for it. If he ever requests to watch TV outside the usual times, we ask him, "when do we watch TV?" and he responds, "When Victoria takes her nap.". And that is usually the end of that conversation.
Victoria has very little interest in TV so we don't need to restrict her. In some ways this is good but unfortunately it means we can't use the TV as a babysitter for her. :)
Everything in moderation, I say. I feel pretty good about what we have going on.
Ideally I would let Meechi watch a max of two hours a day. Realistically it is more. And when his daddy is watching him.... ho-ly crap! the kid watches all freaking day! I am so not the super mom I wish I were, but if I didn't let him watch TV NOTHING would get done around the house!
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