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5 year old and TV in room...

164 replies

Grimbles · 03/11/2017 21:35

Short and sweet!

AIBU to allow 5yr old DS to watch TV in his room when he wakes up at sparrows at the weekend?

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user789653241 · 04/11/2017 19:11

Why do kids wake up so early like 4/5 ? Do they go to bed early?
Mine never went to bed before 9, and although he does get up early sometimes, it's always after 6, even as a toddler.

Acrosstheuniverse123 · 04/11/2017 19:16

No TV in bedrooms - really bad idea. You have no idea what might be on at 6am - and it will just get her into the habit of watching tv in her room. It won't be long before she finds the remote either!

usernameavailable · 04/11/2017 20:16

@irvineoneohone
No idea why my kids wake up at 4/5. There is no getting them back to sleep...i tried. They go to bed at 7.30. If we go out to an event and they have a late night, say a wedding and bed at midnight they all still wake up at the same time. They are just grumpy the next day. 7.30 - 8 is the time they go to bed and wake up without being over tired.
My almost 2 year old has a nap during the day. Without the nap she is too tired to eat her dinner.
I think DP and I have just learned to overcome our tiredness and have adjusted. If anybody has ideas of how to get them to sleep longer, that would be great

limon · 04/11/2017 20:21

No. We don't have TVs in bedrooms.

Mrstumbletap · 04/11/2017 21:11

If your child wakes up at 4:30/5:30am surely that are knackered by 4pm in the afternoon? God I would be knackered, let alone a child!

usernameavailable · 04/11/2017 22:03

@Mrstumbletap
I wish they were tired. The girls are full of energy. As I said earlier on - they sleep walk too, they are literally in the go at all times. They are physically well and are all developing at or above levels expected of them in their age groups.
I never knew it was unusual. I knew they were early risers but didn't think it was unusual at all.

Girliefriendlikesflowers · 04/11/2017 22:25

There is no way I could cope with kids getting up that early, I always treated any wake ups before 7am as I would any other time of the night - quick check they are o.kay and then firmly put back to bed with strict instructions that they are not to get out again till 7 at the earliest!!

Maybe i am harsh though Most of the time dd now 11yo gets up about 8ish these days, my guess with your lot user is that its habit now.

Thegiantofillinois · 04/11/2017 23:45

Some kids just do t sleep. Ds still wakes in the night (he's 8), but will read or play for a bit, then sleep. Dd wakes in.the night and comes to visit. I know which one i prefer.

user789653241 · 05/11/2017 07:10

'Some kids just don' t sleep'
Totally agree, my ds is real short/shallow sleeper.

Mixed that with having tv/dvd in their room. It gets worse. So I intend not to.

Steeley113 · 05/11/2017 07:25

I chromecast something from Netflix over from my phone. The tv doesn't work otherwise. Don't see the difference to them watching it in their room with toys and watching it downstairs with me with toys as that's all I could manage at that time in a morning

usernameavailable · 05/11/2017 08:32

I understand @Girliefriendlikesflowers you imagine it is a habit. But from when they were tiny, i used to attempt to put them back to bed. They used to just lie there wide awake. I asked my DM what to do. She said if baby is awake you can't force back to sleep. When DD2 and DD3 came along I tried to get them back to sleep anytime before 7. Has never worked.

They obviously don't need the sleep. There is a loveliness to it though, I have so much time. I have done most of my housework before 8am. It means I get to spend the day playing with them. I encourage them to play by themselves too, so that time is my time to sit and read a book or to relax.

My eldest (10) has a tv in her room. It is for DVDs only, but not for evening watch. She reads before sleeping. She has had it in her room for 2 weeks. She has watched it once. The younger 2, I feel are too young. I feel becausd of the night time walking, it could make it worse. Their bedroom had to be completely changed, not too stimulating, organised and not cluttered with lots of toys on show. It is supposed to help. It doesn't though.

rogergowdy · 07/02/2019 14:39

Hello, just wanted to share this little video about a report on Screen Time from Children in Northern Ireland - I think it raises some really interesting points. You can watch here: youtu.be/rhI_F3X2Oa0

Confusedbeetle · 07/02/2019 14:51

No, bad idea

PBo83 · 08/02/2019 09:59

I don't think it's appropriate for a 5yo to have a TV in their room. However, on the basis that this isn't helpful advice, could you not do the following:

Buy a TV with an integrated DVD player and a selection of DVD that you (and partner?) approve of. Don't connect the TV to an aerial/box so it can only be used to watch DVDs.

Also consider putting it on a timer so that it only gets power at the times you are happy for him to watch it (i.e. he doesn't stay awake all night watching stuff).

Personally I hope you find a non-screen-based solution but I think the above could work as a compromise.

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