Spinoff- Would you let yours Kids have a TV in their bedroom?

and if so, at what age?

Re: Spinoff- Would you let yours Kids have a TV in their bedroom?

10 and up.....yes!

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Ya but id utilize the "v chip" thing and block out channels i didnt want them watching. Which would be everything besides PBS and Nickelodeon

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I might when she turns 18, that's when I was allowed one. And i had to buy it myself.

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Posted by june262004

Ya but id utilize the "v chip" thing and block out channels i didnt want them watching. Which would be everything besides PBS and Nickelodeon

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Our son is 2 1/2 and already has one
But its a really small one and its not hooked up for tv. Its the kind with the vcr built in and we only got it b/c he has tapes that he really loves and we didnt have a vcr in the living room. Since we only have 1 tv as it is sometimes during the day he will watch a tape in his room and I can *MAYBE* watch a show

He is not allowed to watch it at night only during the day.

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Posted by neeniebean86

Posted by june262004

Ya but id utilize the "v chip" thing and block out channels i didnt want them watching. Which would be everything besides PBS and Nickelodeon

i agree with this.... but i'm not sure at what age i would put it in there. probably like jen said- around 10ish

Re: Spinoff- Would you let yours Kids have a TV in their bedroom?

we had one in our room growing up, but we never had cable (my parents still don't have cable), so i think it was easier to control it then... TV was also much different (well, on the basic stations, anyway ). but my brother, sister, and I all have the shortest attention spans you could imagine and i sometimes wonder if that had anything to do TV

(though i never watch TV now, so i dont know what to blame it on these days )

Re: Spinoff- Would you let yours Kids have a TV in their bedroom?

Growing up I ALWAYS had a tv in my room... for as far back as I can remember!! But not cable just regular TV, a vcr, and when it came out nintendo

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i'm not sure....i know that when i was a kid i had a tv in my bedroom and i was always distracted when i did my homework. i might have my kids do their HW in the dining room and TV after HW.

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I didn't have one in my room until college, but I never really cared that much. I'd rather my kids not have one until they are at least 13.

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i definately think its more important to control the viewing time, than where the TV is.... but with DH as an example, i dont know how i'm gonna pull That one off

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No. I really don't see any need for a TV in the bedroom. I really feel it just adds to isolating family and breaking down communication.

Re: Spinoff- Would you let yours Kids have a TV in their bedroom?

Yes.. As soon as he has his own room. Right now he is still in our bedroom.

Re: Spinoff- Would you let yours Kids have a TV in their bedroom?

Yes. Danielle who is 12 years old, will have her own tv once we find her a new bedroom set.

Sofia on the other hand, who is only 2, won't have a tv in her room for many years to come.

Message edited 8/21/2005 11:40:24 PM.

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yes right now I would...although I dont know what age, as I dont have any kids yet. Most of my sisters always have TV's in the kids bedrooms , but for movies only, on tape, no regular tv.

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my dd has one that only works for VHS tapes- no regular TV.

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I really dont know what I will do.....I know I got a TV at 9 or so that I shared with my sister. But that doesnt mean I was allowed to watch it whenever I wanted to.

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I don't think so. I might have one in room other than the living room or family room for them to watch something different, but not in their own room. I think it would be too difficult to monitor what they watch and too much time would be spent watching TV.

I got one when I was in college, that I used in the dorm and then was in my room when I came home for breaks.

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I was 14 when I got one. It didn't have cable, but I was happy to get the channels I got! My dad had been very against it because I was a real hermit and he'd said, "We never see you as it is, we'll really never see you if you have a tv in your room." My grandma bought me a tv anyway for my birthday. I think my dad could not really object because I was never in trouble or anything.

Anyway, if/when we have kids, I would let them get a tv in their room when they were 14. But not a computer.

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no I don't like the ideas of TVs in bedrooms

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I don't agree with having our children have tvs in their rooms - to me it isn't a necessity - when they want to watch TV - they can come into the living room or basement and watch it all they want.

I also feel like it breaks down the communication and I know that I would be watching it all day long if I was a kid and had a tv in my room - I also agree with not having a separate phone line in my kids room either.....