Do children/teens need tvs in their bedrooms nowadays and do your dc's have a tv in their rooms?

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Having an ongoing debate with DH. He says the dcs (8 & 9) need tv's in their rooms to watch dvds etc. I don't think it is necessary anymore, as it was when I was young. They can watch anything on their tablets now and I think ugly black tv's in bedrooms look a bit shit.

What do you all think and do your dc's have their own tv and why?

Forgot about the books. A torch and a book under the covers until the early hours.

Nobody, of any age, needs a TV in their bedroom. It's a want, not a need.

My 12 & 14 year old do have TV's in their rooms but they don't watch TV on them they're purely for using games consoles. They've had them for about a year, before that the dining room was the playroom and the consoles lived there.

Tvs in bedroom for any activity, be it games, dvds, or tv are not great

Hotels have TVs in bedrooms

No electronics allowed upstairs ds 12 dd 2. We even leave our phones downstairs to set example

Is there something good on the telly? Op appears to have disappeared.

Don't have TVs or screens in bedrooms if you want your children to sleep and if you care about their ability to concentrate. Screen time needs limits and supervision.

Tvs in hotel bedrooms are great mind!

But if bedrooms are for sleeping why do hotels have them?

DS1 is off to University later this year. He will be taking his TV/laptop/PS4 and they will be in his bedroom there along with his phone.

I can't imagine my childhood without my tv in my room!

I'd have been so bored/lonely.

My eldest has always had one.

High achiever at school so it's not doing him any harm!

No. No TVs at all in the house. They're the work of the devil and make you fat and stupid.

In fact no, my previous post was rubbish. I had a tv in my room from about age 10 I'm not fat and I have a degree in physics and I maths. I even used to watch it late, really quietly so that I didn't wake my parents 😱

In maths* 😒

No TV in our room, ds (18) has an old crt TV in his room to play retro video games on.

My parents insisted on giving me a little telly for my bedroom when I was a teenager in the 80s. My brother had asked for one, so I had to have one too.

I used to turn the volume and contrast right down, the brightness right up and... use it as a nightlight to read books by. didn't know about energy use and climate impact back then

No one needs a tv, what a ridiculous suggestion.

But Sparkling unless you're in a hotel suite, you only have one room when in a hotel so you might be in there during the day. Hence a tv, mini bar and kettle.
When at home, you have other rooms fir that stuff.

Ds 12 has a tv, xbox with access to sky tv, tablet and iphone.
I am very strict on studying and bedtime, the walls are very thin, I can hear him rolling over in bed !
He is top in all his subjects, has a variety of out of school interests and is skinny as a rake!
He needs time to himself away from younger siblings and chats to his friends while they play games together on the console.
It depends on parenting, not a tv !

Interested in the idea that:

No TV = No Screen Time = No obesity/better exams/better able to focus etc. = Good Parenting

It should be Good Parenting = Engaged and Health Children

The TVs and screens have nothing to do with it.

Uhu scottishdiem ☺

Not only can you not keep an eye on what they are watching or limit screen time, it will keep them up far too late
Why would it keep them up far too late?
I never turned my tv after bedtime, ever my parents trusted me not too.

I used to stay up far too late reading a book when I was a kid. I very often still fall asleep reading.

Think it depends on the child too. I had one when a child can't remember from what age exactly but I did enjoy having my space. Some place to shut the door and relax. Also beat tryna compete for who's show was on as there was no catch up then lol I did go our with friends a lot I never just stayed in but I did like my own room to chill and watch my programmes

My teen has a tv in her room, she isn't obese any means, probably a bit thick by mumsnet standards though.

No screens in any bedrooms here. DC 9 & 7 have never asked; both use iPads downstairs but not in their rooms.