To not allow LO (7yo) to watch TV during the school week...?

[Sugarbeach]

...even after she's finished her homework and reading?

What is everyone else's policy on TV watching during the week days?

Thank you for all your replies, lots of food for thought.

Where do you live op? :)

I can't see the issue either provided she's done everything she's meant to do.

We ban TV here Mon-Fri. and yesterday the DCs spent 2 hours on the trampoline instead. so I kind of like the rule

but they've both also got ipads for the weekends so I clearly am a crap mum regardless

Park for half an hour after school, walk home (so an hour of exercise weather permitting). Snack and homework, then there's usually an hour till dinner when DS can do whatever he likes to be honest. He's allowed his down-time too.

After dinner there are some chores, then he has a half hour where he'll usually chose to watch something DH likes too, so they snuggle up, then bath and bed.

I have no problems with this, it never works out more than an hour tv/screen time (less on days when he has activities or friends round).

IT is just TV thats all why only at weekends you know your are setting yourself up to have a couch potato who as soon as they are free from your rules will be sat on the sofa all day watching jeremy kyle

@Feminine - KL, Malaysia, where Kate and Will's just been to visit!!

When all the chores are done, thens the time to choose your fun. It doesn't matter if its TV or Lego (or reading the entire Argos catalogue out loud).

I do understand the need for a healthy routine, I'm just not keen on prohibition unless its as 'punishment' for bad behaviour.

TV is rarely on thankfully they arent that in to it. Prefer to use their free time to jump about.
By the time dinner is over homework is done we have chatted its bed time.

Oh , thanks I was thinking you must be somewhere like that :)

Is the children's TV any good?

What made you wonder?

It's all Nickleodean and Disney.....

My dcs (8 and 9) do after school activities 4 nights a week and have about 30 mins homework a night and music practice. When they have got throught that lot (and I have asked them to drop activites), I reckon their time is their own. Sometimes they play together, sometimes we talk together and sometimes they veg out in front of telly.

We try to keep up with some of the UK programmes, we love watching Strictly, Horrible Histrories and the Bake Off together.

It's all Nickleodean and Disney....

I know kids tv is annoying but it isn't realy all bad do you ban it totally or are you all really busy during the week , and I can imagine if you are in malaysia the weather is a bit better than here,

If you don't like that, maybe try youtube for children's programs from US (pbs) or here (UK) CBBC?

Netflix even? :)

What would be your reason for the ban?

I think by the time the after school activities and play dates get into full swing in Oct, there won't be much time to veg in front of TV anyway like many of MNs have said, so I think 30mins to 1hr to watch her favourite programme is fine.

Should add that my kids usually watch DVDs or programmes they have recorded. They seldom actually watch live television. They also watch things on IPlayer.

I am not saying let them veg out infront of the tv all afternoon night I don't allow mine to watch drivel all night I do switcht he TV off but I do think banning tv is a little bit ott and i don't see the need for banning it all together

@MrsJay...ermmm...have you seen when it RAINS here?

@MrsJay...ermmm...have you seen when it RAINS here?

erm no Ive just seen the royals glowing int he sunshine this week

Mines 9 and does half an hour homework after school then half an hour or so in his room on the xbox/ drawing/reading. Dinner then bath, bit of family time talking then around 7 goes to his room to watch a film or read before bed.

My daughter is 6 and I don't have tv on kids shows Mon-Fri... it's not a real ban, it just doesn't happen. I don't really see the need for it to go on, and I don't like how she behaves when it's on... she is like a zombie.
We only watch dvd's now, its far more temporary and means I can't just leave her in front of a screen for hours just for the 'easy life'.

When my triplets were younger, there was no TV or computer games from Monday to Friday either. Their behaviour improved, as did their imaginative play. I relaxed the rule once they went into Year 6. They're in year 9 now, and I'm tempted to do the same thing, especially as DD thinks watching TV is the only thing that needs doing, and the boys are Minecraft addicts.

I am much more likely to tell ds to turn the TV off at the weekends rather than after school.