Comments on: The demise of our TV

By: Bad Momma

Bad Momma — Sun, 13 Jul 2008 12:28:07 +0000

Now that my boys are older, 7,10 &11. They love to watch cartoons. Especially on Saturday mornings. My 11 year old has a remote embedded in his hand. He has perfected the art of channel surfing and is the self-proclaimed “King of the TV” ( until Dad comes into the room. )

I also let the boys watch things they probably shouldn’t, like MAD TV and they tend to talk about their favorite “bits” at very inappropriate times.

While I am glad to be out of the Barney & BooBah phase, the TV is still our favorite babysitter! Hope this makes you feel like a better mother!

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By: Tara R.

Tara R. — Sat, 12 Jul 2008 16:14:41 +0000

I think as young parents we all eventually turned to TV and ‘kid shows’ as a way to entertain our children. Luckily, now my son 15 yo doesn’t want to watch network shows. We watch Discovery, History, Science Channels and even Food Network. And the shows are ones we can all enjoy.

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By: VegasDad

VegasDad — Fri, 11 Jul 2008 18:43:14 +0000

I miss grown up television. It’s all about Disney Playhouse, Backyardigans, Diego and many more children’s programs in our house. I haven’t seen a drama or good comedy in months. *sigh*

By: Jody Reale--Kill Your Lunch Hour

Jody Reale--Kill Your Lunch Hour — Fri, 11 Jul 2008 13:54:42 +0000

GAH, totally! Yes, last night I watched The Seventh Sign, which was terrible, but I watched it because I could. And everybody cheats; especially those who swear they don’t.

Oh, and screw you, Elmo. And your Mr. Noodles, too.
Jody

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By: Cheryl

Cheryl — Thu, 10 Jul 2008 22:08:04 +0000

Love Little Einsteins; HATE Caillou. (and his do nothing parents )

We’re a big On-Demand family too…feel like the legendary parents that used to claim they walked miles in the snow to get to school when I try to tell my kids not only could we not PAUSE the show we were watching to pee, but we had to wait for it to come on!

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By: Rudy

Rudy — Thu, 10 Jul 2008 21:26:48 +0000

I think way too many people are vilifying TV watching, up to a point they don’t even know why it’s “evil” in the first place. TV is a tool that can be used both for good and evil.

For us, the saving grace is the DVR. It enables me to record the shows that me, my wife, and my kid watch. It enables me to show only one show at a time to my kid. It enables me to skip commercials in the beginning, middle, or end. It enables me to pick and choose what to show to my kid.

It’s just heaven sent.

That and a bunch of Disney DVDs that I’ve owned over the years.

But anyway, used in moderation, the TV helps us. Free up some time for us to get things done around the house. I have no regret.

By: Jeremy (Discovering Dad)

Jeremy (Discovering Dad) — Thu, 10 Jul 2008 21:24:15 +0000

Pingu has become that little voice inside of my head telling me what to do. “More Pingu! More Pingu!” Ahhh!

By: Dad of Divas

Dad of Divas — Thu, 10 Jul 2008 20:34:11 +0000

For us at first it was Sesame Street, which then turned into Dora and Diego, and now we are in the Backyardigan and Mickey Mouse Clubhouse phase… I hve found them all to be ok, the only challenge is that Diva-J loves to have songs from only some shows while we are in the car, so instead of adult music we are surrounded by the sounds of Disney, Backyardigans, Thomas the Train and the like…it sometimes gets to be a bit much!

By: Lori

Lori — Thu, 10 Jul 2008 20:13:01 +0000

I hear ya Tom, loud and clear. My sister says the Wiggles are the most evil program on kids TV. What’s up with Jeff always sleeping on that show????? Glad to know SOMEONE is winning the war of the Remote!

By: Tom

Tom — Thu, 10 Jul 2008 19:34:20 +0000

Right now, SpongeBob has the starring role in our home. Morning, noon and night, that’s all Michael wants to watch. And so I have to tell him “NO” quite a bit, which is not a word he likes to hear. Recent favorites include Little Einsteins, The Wiggles (shudder), Bunny Town, and a lineup of Disney-Pixar movies stretching back to Toy Story. We have had to impose limits on our little emperor in order to be sure the adults and teenagers in the house get a fair shake at programming choice.

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