to feel irritated at that Cbeebies trailer encouraging pre-schoolers to use their parents' phone/tablet to look at the Cbeebies website in th car?

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Shallistopnow · 01/10/2013 20:04

Is it unreasonable for them to have a break from screens while in car? Why do the BBC push it Simon much?

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Shallistopnow · 01/10/2013 20:05

That should read 'so much'!

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pianodoodle · 01/10/2013 20:06

Cbeebies isn't the boss of you

Tee2072 · 01/10/2013 20:09

Because that's their job. To encourage your children to watch them all the time.

You're job is to say 'no.'

Cabrinha · 01/10/2013 20:09

My child uses an iPad on long journeys. We don't watch TV. We do watch YouTube and DVDs. In 5 years, she's never seen a product advert.
See all that? It's called parental control and choice.
It's up to you what your child watches, whatever the TV says!

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Shallistopnow · 02/10/2013 10:32

I didn't make the comment in relation to my child, she's too old for Cbeebies. Just felt concerned generally that pre-schoolers will end up so engrossed in their screens that they miss out on real life!

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KittyMcAllister · 02/10/2013 10:38

I don't think I'd trust my pre-schooler with my smartphone or tablet (if I had one)! I do find this advert a bit bizarre. At the moment my 4yo is happy enough to look out the window / chatter/sleep on long journeys. I think we try to fill their time too much sometimes - maybe because we're bad at just letting the time pass ourselves?

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