Issues of TV, phone, and the gimmies
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| Mon, 09-29-2003 - 10:48pm |
I have a wonderful 10 year old daughter and a 5 year old daughter. My 10 year old has been PERSISTENTLY pestering me for a few years for a TV in her room. I had a TV in my room growing up, and I watched it A LOT. Of course, I'm 37, and at the time I was growing up, the most obnoxious show I can remember was Three's Company.
Anyway, I am just curious about your experiences with your kids and TV. I very rarely ever watch TV, mostly because I find the shows to be junk and because as a busy Mom I don't have time and would rather read if I did.
To compromise, my DH and I bought a TV and put it in the spare bedroom (the kids' play room which they nicknamed "the tower"). So they have their own TV and get to watch Disney/Nick/family channel.
My 10 year old's best friend for about 5 years is a very nice girl who comes over almost every day. I like her mom immensely, but her mom buys her DD almost anything she wants, and her DD has a mini-TV in her room. She gets toys at the store almost weekly, and it drives my DD insane with jealousy (thus the gimmies).
So I am the mean mom who is constanly saying no and depriving my child of everything! :)
I try to explain to her I will never cave in to the pressure of trying to keep up with the friend's Mom, because I can't and don't want to and that things don't make people happy, love, family and friends and God do.
So, thanks for listening, and I would be interested in any comments and suggestions.
Laura
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Hi Laura,
I'm glad you stepped out of the shadows!!
Sherrie![Rainbow]()
Sue
Edited 9/30/2003 9:43:24 AM ET by suzyk2118
My ds who will be 10 in December has had a tv in his room for a few years. His grandparents bought it for him for Christmas. Hi tv has the "v" chip in it which allows the parents to pick and choose what their child watches. It will allow Jacob to watch only G rated programs. The others are scrambled. I think that all tvs made today have that chip in it. Otherwise, I wouldn't have allowed it.
Kim
My boys share a room and they had a tv a few years back, but I took it out, because they'd watch it when they were supposed to be sleeping. Just recently, as in the last six months or so, they have had it back in their room with no problems. There's no cable or anything in there, so they can only watch movies and the only movies I buy are ones I approve of the whole family watching. They do have a phone in their bedroom, but this is mainly because we have one of those long distance plans and we recently moved across the country and I want them to be able to call the grandparents they left behind whenever they feel like it. They actually don't spend alot of time in their room so they aren't on the phone or watching tv all the time.
Hi, I have 3 boys 6, 8.5 and 11.
Well, if you're the mean mom that always says no, then I'm your identical twin ... I'm exactly the same.
Nancy
<?xml:namespace prefix = v ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:vml" />I'm glad to know a pediatrician said never to cave on those issues, and I like too the point about pointing out all the other things my DD is fortunate to have.
Laura
Welcome. Laura! I am also a member of the "Mean Moms Club" ;-) As of now, my feeling is that my children will not have a TV, phone, or computer in their bedrooms. Right now, we are a 2-TV (FR and master BR) family, with 1 computer in our upstairs study. I've learned to "never say never", but I feel strongly that kids should not have privacy when using the computer. The phones are cordless, so they'll end up with phone privacy unless I follow them around. They'll eventually have a TV in the basement they can watch with their friends when they are older. Their GameCube is in the basement, hooked to an old TV that's not connected to the cable. They are only allowed to use the GC on weekends.
Glad you found us and posted this great question! Now I'll read what the others responded...
Janet
Edited 10/1/2003 3:59:35 PM ET by cl-janetlh
Janet
Welcome! Glad you jumped in on this one.
Janet
Janet