To not want our 4 year old to be watching the news

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DH cooking in the kitchen, with the evening news on TV, with DS on sofa staring at the TV. When I said I didn't think it was appropriate for DS to be watching the news, DH's response was 'but I'm trying to watch it', with lots of tutting, huffing and puffing and 'can't DS watch something in the other room'. Er, yes, but you're supposed to be looking after DS for 15 mins while I'm in the shower but regardless, it's not appropriate for DS to watch it so why are you ignoring the fact that he is watching it? This conversation is a regular occurrence. So MN jury, AIBU?

I think some people seem to think that watching the news does the job of an adult trying to contextualise stories for a child. Or that it is the only way to expose them to current affairs.

It doesn't and it isn't. Id rather tell my DCs myself about world events than let them see, for example, images of dead children washed up on a beach or a terrorist with blood soaked hands waving a knife about.

DS 5 usually plays with something if I've got adult TV on.

Er, I meant children's obviously . Don't know which is worse: that I made the error, or that I felt the need to come back and correct it!