if your wife asks you not to put the tv on for the ds's in the morning

[mamamibbo]

what time does that mean she wants te tv putting on?

every.single.morning he put it on for them and every morning they go slow and play up

he leaves the house at 7.45 am and then i have to get 4 (1 with sen and 3 under 4) ready and out the door when they want to watch tv or stress because ive switched it off

aibu to want him to bloody well listen?

Rule in this house is no tv until kids are completely up, dressed and had breakfast. The only reason it goes on really is to occupy the elder two while I sort the twins out. Otherwise I'd never get that done. It goes off 10 minutes before we leave when I want them to get their coats on and I'm putting babies in the pushchair.

I see nothing wrong with just turning it off. Keep telling the kids you don't have tv in the morning, or maybe put the radio on instead before dh has a chance to turn tv on.

Who on earth has time for morning tv?!
Whats unclear though is what you are doing which prevents you from just switching off? Your post implies he leaves for work at 7.45 and you then spring into action and try to get 4 kids ready! That's hopeless, you need to be up earlier and preferably have breakfast and dressing done by the time he leaves the house so that it's just gathering bags and lunch etc before you leave the house. It sounds as though you're leaving too much til the last minute. Another tip is to get up about 30minutes earlier than any of the kids so that you're ahead of the game. Eg me and dh get up at 6, get ourselves ready for work, wake kids at 6.45, breakfast , clean teeth, uniforms on and out to the childminder by 7.40. I only ever let the tv go on if they're totally ready by 7.30 and can have 10 mins cartoons etc.

I only let the tv go on if DD2 is completely ready and DD1 has already left, because DD1 is the biggest lollygagger on the planet and would simply stop. DD2's school is literally two minutes away so she has a lot more time.

I used to be quite lenient with the tv, it was on all the time, but since I noticed my dc becoming more lazy just lying there vegging out in front of it, not bothering to get themselves washed, ready for school/bed etc, there have been changes.

In the mornings there is no tv at all now, they sit and eat their breakfast in the kitchen while I clean and make their packed lunches. Same as when they do homework, the tv is off.

in our house the tv only goes on in the morning when everyone is dressed and ready to go.
might be a solution for your?

I agree with everyone just saying you should just turn it off yourself!

And the poster who said get up before DCs get up, yes.
If I didn't get up half an hour before DCs, drink at least one coffee and organise the little bits and pieces that need to be done it would be chaotic.

We have no tv until dressed and ready for ds2. If he lucky he gets 10 minutes!

I would say either TV stays off or he gets them ready in the morning and has to deal with the behaviour resulting from TV being on.

It's not mean to tell DH he can't have tv on in the morning, he's an adult for chrissakes. It won't do him any harm to not have tv on in a morning. Besides, if he has time to watch tv then he has time to assist the OP in getting their DC ready for school, until it's time for him to leave.

We have a rule no tv until everyone is ready to walk out the door, then it can go on until leaving time. Needless to say most mornings it doesn't go on!

I dont have rhe tv on until 4pm for the kids and often ban it for 3-4 days at a time for various reasosns. ignore the fact i am addicted to ellen and real housewives and adam richman though

There is no way we have time to have telly on in the mornings, having said that there is no telly in the dining room so i guess it depends where you have it (the telly and the breakfast)

Will get off fence toute suite