Watching TV
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Drop Cable TV?
Asked by M.S. from Chicago
on June 2, 2011
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I am considering dropping our cable TV (comcast). Right now we have a bundle package of internet, home phone and cable. The cable is about $100 of the total bill. M...
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- Hi, We just dropped cable too. We watch everything through our computer now and got a really good antennae for the roof. We have many of my son's favorite disney show...
- We dropped cable last summer and love the extra money! We use Clear for Internet and just stream Netflix onto our Blu-Ray for $10/mo. Lots of kid shows on there for ...
- We got rid of cable in December 2007. We have 3 kids and do just fine. We do have an antenna and get 5.1 5.2 5.3, 9.1-3, 11.1-4, 23, 26.1-5,32.1,50.1. The antenna is ...
Is a Little TV Really That Bad?
Asked by R.B. from Washington DC
on June 22, 2007
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My 10 month old son watches TV when Daddy gets home from work, and not for very long periods of time. Sometimes they watch the evening news, but sometimes it's MTV. I...
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- R., I guess the best question would be how you and your husband really feel about it. This is a hard questions to answer because there is so much out there against...
- Hi Rachel, I think it's good that you are asking this question. There is a ton of literature on it and some people would tell you yes, there is a huge problem with ...
- No,I don't think there is anything wrong with it, especially if you or your husband are involved in watching it with him!! Every morning after he has breakfast, I wa...
Adult and Child Fighting over TV
Asked by L.C. from Allentown
on January 20, 2012
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How would you have handled htis? My BIL was staying over the holidays. My 5 yo was watching TV (pretty much hogging it, I will admit). Her fave program came on. I e...
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- You handled it fine, but why should a kid win out over an adult? What would have happened if this was you and your BIL? Would you have expected him to turn the channel...
- In my house the TV in the main part of the house is a grown up TV. Kids do not choose what is watched in my house. If you have company and they have to sit for hours a...
- It's HER home, not his. I would have told him to go listen to the news on the radio.
JFF Poll-what Rooms in Your Home Has a Television?
Asked by N.N. from Detroit
on November 3, 2011
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Hey Ladies,
Yesterday me and the hubby took a walk around the neighborhood. I have a habit looking inside the homes, I have done this since I was little, I always i...
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- living room is the main t.v....big giant flat screen, we dont have a t.v. in our game room....its a pool table room for adults. The kids both have a little t.v. and...
- We have a t.v. in our living room, the girls have one in their room (to watch movies when having friends sleep over ONLY), and one in our room which rarely gets used a...
- We have a small house so the living room is the family room and that is where our biggest TV is. Also have one in the office/den and our master bedroom. Oh, and a ti...
12 Month Old Being Afraid of Images on Some Kids Television Shows
Asked by T.H. from Philadelphia
on July 17, 2009
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I want to know if any of the parent have ever noticed that their 12 month old child seems afraid of images on television. Ithougt that he was too young to even know wh...
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- My oldest son was afraid of the " Troublesome Trucks" on Thomas the Tank Engine. He loved Thomas, but ran out of the room if there was a scene with the troublesome tr...
- Not responding directly to the question, but I just have to say that I find teletubbies terrifying!! What were they THINKING??
- That is very common!Sometimes even a childrens show can have an image they find scary.I remember my niece when she wss 2 she loved MIkey Mouse.One day at a carnival th...
Does Superbowl = New TV in Your House?
Asked by B.D. from Pittsburgh
on February 6, 2012
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Reading the paper this week they stated some absurd number of new televisions that will be purchased to watch the "big" game. Really??? We are still in an economic d...
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- No, but the fact that a lot of people are is good news for the economy .
- A couple of years ago stores like Best Buy started charging rather large restocking fees on tv's that were returned the week after the Super Bowl. Seems too many peop...
- YUCK. NO. ...and no, I didn't marry an idiot that is interested in such nonsense, either.
Too Much TV for 11 Months Old?
Asked by S.M. from New York
on May 3, 2010
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My baby is 11 months old and she watches TV for hours, standing and swinging side to side holding a furniture, about 6 feet away from TV. Most Her favourites are Mist...
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- At 11mos, she shouldn't be watching tv at all! Turn it off and play with her, give her some toys, or hire a sitter to interact with her. Hours of tv is bad for any kid...
- yes, too much for 11 months old. As you said, she watches tv for "hours." If possible, maybe get someone, to help watch her while you work... so she is more activel...
- One hour a day at most, but preferably none until age 2.
Guilty Tv Pleasures
Asked by S.T. from Washington DC
on January 17, 2012
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leah's cooking show question got me started! i used to be snotty about how little tv i watched. then i was scornful of 'reality tv.' well, life makes you eat your word...
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- I can't even list all the reality tv I watch, I watch them all and I love every minute of it! Thank God for DVR's!!! (And a job where I can sit home all day on my la...
- I am so guilty I never miss the Real Housewifes of whatever city is on when I turn on the TV. I usually turn the TV on at noon when I'm fixing lunch and around 7 whe...
- Together my husband and I watch things on Netflix so we are a bit behind the times. Our guilty pleasures are 'The First 48', 'Bones' and 'The Closer.' I have been ...
Just Wondering About TV
Asked by L.K. from San Francisco
on February 20, 2012
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During the day, do you let your children watch a movie to relax a bit? What about morning and nighttime? I'm just curious what other families do...
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- Yah, sure, youbetcha. Some days it's nada, some days it's a marathon. It just depends what else is going on. As MrsLavallie said, no guilt. Well rounded, intellige...
- My kids can watch tv on the weekends during the day, but on school days they may not watch tv til homework and reading is done. They don't usually watch much tv anyway...
- I'll start by saying I do not feel guilty about this, because my children are intelligent, artistic, and well rounded. :) I let them watch TV whenever they want to...
Social Adjustment and Lack of TV
Asked by S.B. from Los Angeles
on September 15, 2010
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This question may be a little odd - my two year old has not watched any TV, and we are thinking of canceling cable to help encourage the rest of the family to watch le...
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- Teach him to ask the other kids what they're talking about. Specifically: "Tell me about it!" seems to work really well at this age. And, btw, we haven't had cable ...
- I don't have that experience-honestly sometimes I feel like throwing something into the TV so no excuses to turn the thing back on. I do not watch much TV so when cow...
- You can "introduce" characters like that through books. Some of them like Thomas the Tank originally were books before it became a TV show. We always get books to go a...
