Watching TV
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Tv
Asked by B.A. from Indianapolis
on July 27, 2009
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Help me. My almost 17 month old will keep pushing the buttons on the tv. We will put her in time out and she comes right back out and touches the TV. She will look ...
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- Kids that age don't have much impulse control and still aren't very good at remembering mom said "no." We put duct tape over the button and that seemed to help.
- That is her way of telling you she wants to play with you. Pull out a book or puzzle and sit on the floor with her. You may even be able to turn the tv back on after...
- You could put tape over the buttons to make them less accessible. We also put something in front of ours to keep our 14mo. old son away from it. Just keep telling her...
Spanish-speaking Cartoons?
Asked by J.L. from Dallas
on May 17, 2010
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Any favorite Spanish-speaking cartoons that your kids enjoy watching? My son is in Spanish-immersion preschool but we don't help enforce it at home. I know the chann...
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- Our public library has a large collection of children's programs in Spanish.
- In addition to the previous comment, you can check on demand for free. They have a Spanish tab where Nick Jr., Sprout and Disney, among others, have the Spanish versio...
- J., you would have to look it up on the spanish speaking channels early in the mornings on Saturday and Sunday. They even have Sesame Street in spanish! aside from D...
Too Much Television and Sports?
Asked by K.F. from Portland
on January 9, 2013
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Is it normal for my six year old son to watch a football game on television from start to finish? We have tried to limit his exposure, but we have even caught him get...
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- One football game, as long as that's the only TV he gets per day, sounds normal enough. If it's one football game plus 5 cartoons and 3 hours of video games, then mayb...
- I don't know, but I would rather my son watch a football game from start to finish then some of the junk cartoons that are on. In football, there are game rules, stra...
- I don't see anything wrong with it. He's a sports enthusiast.
How Much Is Too Much Television?
Asked by L.D. from Boston
on July 12, 2009
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I let my daughter watch a total of 2 1/2 hours of TV a day. She wathces 1 1/2 in the morning so I can do breakfast, laundry, cleaning etc. And then just one hour afte...
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- Honestly, I think your doing the right thing. You have to get something done and that keeps them entertained and not tripping you because they want to be under foot. A...
- I think too much tv is when the child is asking for tv all the time and prefers it over toys, doing things, going outside ect. You are right, you do not want her depe...
- Hi L., Just a thought...I noticed that your daughter tends to watch TV when you're making meals. I know it's hard to cook and watch a little one, but I have two altern...
Cartoons Worse Today than in the Past?
Asked by T.S. from San Francisco
on July 14, 2011
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First of all I am not talking about "adult" cartoons like South Park.
Lately I've noticed a lot of complaints about kid's cartoons, how they are rude, inappropriate, ...
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- I think yes and no. There are some cartoons that I won't let my kids watch because of the content. I actually found some old smurf movies on amazon and bought them f...
- I think this is a great question! I just happened to watch a bit of a cartoon with my granddaughter a couple of weeks ago. Can't remember what it was called, but thr...
- I think the cartoons today are SO much better than anything I had growing up. Have you watched "Bubble Guppies?" The new "Cat in the Hat Knows A Lot About That?" "T...
Cartoon Help Trivia
Asked by D.S. from Houston
on September 29, 2011
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my son is speech delayed and keeps asking fora paticular cartoon. I can't figure out which one. can you help me. wow wow wow is wowo wow wuzzy. go go go is go diego go...
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- Maybe pull up the Nick Jr, Disney, Sprout, etc websites and look at the show listings. Ask him to point at the characters/icons on the website.
- Oh how frustrating for you! One of my three year olds LOVES Dinosaurs and watches Dino Dan on Nick jr, comments that Kia-Lan loves and often holds dinosaurs, but I'm ...
- There is a wow wow wubbzy episode with daisy and wubbzy and dino's. Maybe he's picking out that one episode. My daughter often says she wants to watch the wub girls......
Saturday Morning Cartoons
Asked by A.W. from Chicago
on April 1, 2011
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Hey Mamas. I was just reminiscing with my Mom and we started to talk about pop culture from the 80's (I was an 80's kid). It got me thinking- I'd love to share some of...
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- Do you have netflix? They have them on netflix. S.
- THUNDER CATS!! :-) Fraggle Rock She-ra Inspector Gadget Does anyone remember Mousercise with Kellyn?? The Flintstones The Racoons.
- I was going to say that Netflix has Fraggle Rock, but I guess a lot of other mommas have told you that already! Hope you find everything you love/loved! I know my daug...
Which Ones Where Your Favorite Cartoons When You Were Young?
Asked by Y.C. from New York
on April 25, 2011
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Damn, I am trying to remember all but I am having some trouble, I am not that old!!
Funny because very few...maybe just one were actually educational like cartoons no...
Child Has Crush on Cartoon
Asked by L.W. from Las Cruces
on January 17, 2008
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My friends' 11-year old boy has a crush on Kim Possible. The boy child is consumed with Kim Possible (the main character in a show on Disney channel by the same name)...
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- Honestly, I think its very normal for kids to develop a crush around that age. I mean as long as it doesn't get out of hand I don't see that there is anything for you...
- No it's not strange. My son is 3 and he likes Jasmin on Alladin. There's nothing wrong with it. I don't think he would do anything inappropriate with your daughter, bu...
- I, too, feel this crush is fine and normal. However, you obviously have concerns about his hormones and your daughter. I would not talk to the boy unless something h...
Need Television Help
Asked by D.L. from Rochester
on October 5, 2008
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Hi All,
My oldest daughter (turning 8 in December) told me that she thinks the stories on TV (ie. Suite Life of Zack & Cody, Hannah Montana) are real. She thinks ...
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- How about taking her to see a play, or better yet, put on one yourselves. Maybe for the family on Thanksgiving. You could do something about the first Thanksgiving wit...
- Hi D., I think that it is normal for kids to think that tv is really. She will understand it more once she is older. I dont think she will get teased at school, my ...
- You might have a misunderstanding going on... When you videotape your daughter, and then watch the tape on a screen, it's real, isn't it? It' something that actual...
