No TV

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The TV broke a while back and I was delighted. The kids hardly watched it anyway and I'm finding we are speaking more, spending lovely time together as a family not being distracted by it.

AIBU to think the kids don't need a TV? We don't have internet either so no computers or screens (which has always been so). Kids are 4&6.

DH's best friend growing up came from a very cultured family. No TV in their home (his mum still only has an old black and white as far as I know).

So friend used to come to DH's house and watch the box while DH and their other friends played games. And he's still a TV and film addict now, 40 years later.

Moral of the story - everything in moderation. Don't make TV into some exciting forbidden fruit.

Why so long Walkaway?

And when we do watch it, it's usually catch up that we're watching!

Is that better than normal TV then? Is it only live broadcasts that suck your very soul out through your eyeballs?

Lovely stealth boast.

Yabvu everyone knows a TV is necessary alongside food & water.
Are you going to get one now? No.
Why do you need the Internet to approve your family set up?

Ah someone's looking for a Blue Peter Badge this morning

Unlikely, without a television!

I was interested in the post about television being useful for social bonding, but so many of the other critical posts seem to be having a go for the sake of it.

I was interested in the post about television being useful for social bonding

I must admit that I used to feel left out when I was at primary school, being one of only two children in my class without a TV. The other girl's family were Plymouth Brethren, and it must have been quite isolating for her because she wasn't allowed to mix with anyone outside of school either.

Incidentally I much prefer to watch programmes on a proper TV screen than on my laptop. The picture and sound quality is so much better, plus we do watch certain programmes together as a family.

I can't imagine watching a David Attenborough on my ancient laptop and deriving the same pleasure at the quality of filmography.

Do you have a huge data allowance on your phone OP?

How old are the DC? Do they have phone data too?

I have a friend with no ACTUAL TV.
Doesn't agree with it, wastes time, nothing of interest in TV etc etc.

The family has the biggest DVD collection ever and they regularly watch BBC IPlayer,, Netflix, You tube and C4OD on their tablets or laptops. She doesn't agree that a TV is the same. Just a bigger screen.

Ginfordinner building contractors dug through our cable in October and Virgin have promised to fix it in November, December and now Jan so hopefully next year we'll be back on the internet/ tv. Its bloody awful especially this time of year when there's fuck all else to do.

I know families with no tv, or only use it for DVD,s. Do what works for you.

TV is useful when you get sick - if you end up with flu or D&V, you will miss it bitterly.

I only laugh at people and their tv habit when the parents complain about pictures and videos their little darlings are exposed to: don't leave the news on all day long if little timmy gets nightmare about the latest terrorist attack. Why are they watching the news in the first place!

I haven't had a television all my teenagehood and adult life.

I have the internet and Netflix though, and my 8 year old daughter gets 2 hours screen time per day (she's home educated; her schooled cousins only get an hour as there wouldn't be much time left in their day otherwise).

I do surveys on Yougov and they show me adverts for television programmes sometimes; it all looks like complete dross, so I don't think I'm missing out.

Yes, that’s right, @rosiejaune Judge all of TV by what they advertise on YouGov, while watching Netflix which is...tv.

Some of it is television. Some of it is specifically programmed for Netflix. And all of it is available when (or if) you want to watch it, not when they choose to show it. So it's not a case of feeling like you want to watch something and being stuck with either an hour of celebrity worshipping or the news.

Rofl. Who watches tv like that anymore anyway? You know must of us are recording series and using live pause etc - just like Netflix but with more choice.

@Itsigginingtolookalotlikexmas surely that still counts as tv. I would not say that someone whp still had online streaming services and dvds was living tv free as it is still using a screen

@rosiejaune

Are you for real or are you playing a game of smug bingo? I guess you have to do something with all that extra free time you have from home schooling.

PS: You definitely still watch TV.

My nearly 3year old broke my tv. I managed a few months but it got hard. Nothing quite engrosses him like tv. He would help with cleaning ect but when I wanted to get dressed and ready or an hour to chill out and potato it was just impossible. If you can manage op stick with it

I don't have a TV license and only watch streamed or downloaded stuff. I still consider it watching tv, and no better than watching live broadcast tv. If fact even when I had a license I rarely watched anything live.

If it works for you why not.
Most things can be watched online . If I was on my own I doubt if I would have it .

I don't understand why you have to exclude something completely and you're not able to limit it?

Odd really!

Also why do you use data and waste time on mumsnet?

The OP is differentiating between television and internet-based viewing, so why is it smug for me to do the same?

Perhaps Netflix is also full of reality shows etc and I've just never noticed them. But that's the point really. I would notice them if I used a television, even if I still didn't watch them.

The OP is differentiating between television and internet-based viewing, so why is it smug for me to do the same?

Internet based viewing! I've heard it all now! Nearly all TV is internet based viewing nowadays

You watch television.

Can't you see @rosiejaune - that is watching TV.

Nobody is saying "exclusively watch BBCs 1,2, ITV, and Channel4, live" - people are talking about 'at and listening to a screen whilst programmes play' = watching TV

Also not sure how OP is talking about how she doesn't have internet... on the internet.