Watching TV
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Does You 3Yr Old Have a Tv in Their Room??? Why or Why Not?
Asked by K.H. from Dallas
on February 9, 2011
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My husband and I are looking into putting a tv in our little ones room. Although neither of us had tv's in our rooms until we were in highschool. We are both very si...
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- Absolutely NOT! As an educator, I have read study after after study that says nothing ever positive about a tv in a child's bedroom. There is actually documentatio...
- We only have one tv in our house. We do not have tv's in the bedrooms (the kids or ours). As a mental health professional, I can tell you that tv's in the bedrooms int...
- My boys each have one but it is for a good reason... my 6 yr old has a Leapster Laptop (basically just a wireless keyboard) and he is learning to spell, read and type ...
How Much TV Is Too Much for an Infant?
Asked by G.M. from New York
on October 18, 2010
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My baby is one and a few months ago I began putting on Sesame Street and other kids programs to distract her while I did a couple of chores around the house. Over this...
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- Since the 70s, research has shown that any tv before age 2 is detrimental to kids - it wires them with a short attention span. Put on music for her to listen to - beau...
- Your baby watches tv!!! *GASP* Just kidding! Okay child development people and others will tell you that it is not recommended for a child under 3 to watch any...
- My kids have learned so much from tv...they are 1 and 2. We have it on a lot during the day, if only for background noise. We watch Nick Jr and some Disney stuff, as w...
Good Tv Show??
Asked by L.O. from Detroit
on November 1, 2007
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I am a new sahm.. seeing as I have all of this time on my hands... Ha Ha... I was looking for suggestions for a good tv show to watch. either during the day- naptime ...
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- I DVR everything. With my kids schedules its far to hard. So I dvr a bunch of stuff and watch it while they are sleeping or sometimes right after I take them to school...
- I watch Private Practice at 9 on Wed. nights, Grey's Anatomy on Thurs nights at 9, and on Monday nights I watch How I met your mother, two and a half men, and big bang...
- Yeah DVR is a MUST!! I work from home, but some days I don't have any work so I catch up on what I have recorded. Mondays - Dancing with the Stars, Samantha Who? a...
Should I Get a TV for Our Bedroom?
Asked by J.M. from Minneapolis
on April 4, 2011
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My husband loves to watch really atrocious and violent movies, or sports...especially on weekends during his time relaxing. We have one TV that we hardly ever watch in...
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- We have a TV in our bedroom. We do not have cable, so although we get our networks and PBS in the living room, the bedroom TV is not hooked up for television. It is,...
- nope. if you ever want to have sex again. :P:P your husband should just not watch those kinds of shows anyway. they are definatly more than just entertainment.
- We each have a TV in our bedrooms. Each child has one plus a DVD player. I am not going to have kiddo TV on all the time in the living room. Plus, the kids are diff...
TV Before Bed Time for Toddler
Asked by A.Z. from Minneapolis
on February 5, 2011
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Hi is it ok for my 2 1/2 year old to watch some Thomas or WordWorld before bedtime? he hardly gets to watch television during the day but he also gets really hyper at ...
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- I don't see any harm in it. Its been a part of our wind-down routine for quite a while (my son will be 3 in May). Please don't try diagnosing him with ADD! I believ...
- I am picturing my nephew...at four years old still refusing to let mom turn off the tv at 11:45 at night. Then there is my co-worker who has a two year old with a tv ...
- I wouldn't fall into the tv before bed trap but that's just me. When he wants to play after reading books that's when you say "after books, it's time for night nigh...
Favorite TV Series on DVD
Asked by K.V. from Phoenix
on September 18, 2010
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Lately I have been watching my old Buffy the Vampire Slayer DVDs before bed time, I was wondering what are your favorite series to rewatch on DVD?
We are cutting ou...
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- Firefly(by the same guy that did Buffy .) NCIS and Bones!
- Great suggestions by all you mommas! The only one I can add is Northern Exposure :) Buffy is by far my super all time fave!
- Oh my gosh I love Always Sunny in Philadelphia. I also like My name is Earl, Nip/Tuck, Dexter, and Sons of Anarchy (if you missed the first season). Nip/Tuck and Dexte...
Dish or Direct Tv???
Asked by R.M. from Denver
on September 3, 2009
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Over the summer i turned off comcast. The cost just got outragous. But now that it is football season...my hubby needs the nfl ticket to watch the dallas cowboys. Or c...
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- We have dish and like it. I just would make sure they have the channels that you want before you sign up. Dish doesn't carry the mtn. So we just have to go to my f...
- Sunday Ticket is about $400. We started paying in Jan so it was cheaper than it would be now (jump on it quick cuz once the season starts tomorrow I think the price go...
- I have had Direct TV since 2003 and love it. They make moving really easy to. I have never had any customer service issues with them and it's easy to order movies. ...
TV As a Break for Mom?
Asked by D.W. from Fayetteville
on January 14, 2009
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My son is a VERY active 3 year old. I also have a 3 month old. Anyway, for the last few days, we have not been getting along very well. I say yes, he says no, I say do...
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- Boys at 3 are definitely a challenge. Noggin is great, until it drives you crazy from humming all the theme songs. I think when ever you do what you feel is best esp...
- Wow I must be someone kinda horrible parent cause I let my 3YO watch TV and even get on the computer. During the winter they cant go outside and there's only so much ...
- i don't think there is anything wrong with it! my 2 yr old loves the wiggles and it gives me a break!! we also have those days of just not getting along but when the w...
Once upon a Time Tv Show?
Asked by J.T. from Victoria
on November 7, 2011
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I like this show but always seem to miss it. It came on at 7 tonight and I caught the last 10 mins or so. I usually remember it durring the week.
Have watched the ...
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- Never blame grammar and spelling errors on being from a specific state. There isn't one state in the entire US that has a population of poor spellers or poor English....
- Yeah, don't blame it on Texas, J.. You can blame it on Victoria, though--LOL. I rarely know anymore when my favorite shows come on. I'm not even interested in watch...
- You have to wait until tomorrow. I missed it tonight too. Be grateful we don't have to wait 8 days like some other shows! I hope it gets moved to 8. 7 is right when I ...
TV Question - Just for Fun
Asked by K.U. from Detroit
on September 17, 2010
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I saw the post on here about the show Phineas and Ferb and read the responses. It got me wondering what do you allow your kids to watch and what is off-limits? And a...
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- My 18 month old son LOVES Sesame Street, Yo Gabba Gabba and anything that involves Elmo. He's also a big fan of Wipe Out. For whatever reason when that show is on he...
- Wow alot of responses. But its a good question. I have a 4 month old and he doesn't watch tv but he likes to hear some of the nick jr shows. my 2 new favorites are Too...
- My kids don't watch TV. Not because all the shows are trash - though 99.9% of them are, but because it is a waste of time and the commercials teach them to beg for th...
