60 inch tv in nursery?

[Rwoolley]

Not sure if IABU with this or if it's a hill to die on.

Currently our spare room has a big TV on the wall for guests to use when staying over. This room is slowly being turned into our nursery and DH says we should keep the TV on the wall.

Imo it's such a waste of wall space when we might need to use it for bookshelves, or even might need to put the cot on that wall (due to how other furniture fits in) *at least he agrees having a cot under the TV is a no no

He says it will be good for us to use if we need to sleep in the room and doesn't want to take it down.

AIBU for thinking this is ridiculous?

Move the TV into the office for now. I wouldn't rush to turn it into a spare room just yet because you might need a home office more at.
Congratulations on adopting

No to TVs in kids rooms full stop, whatever the age.
So many friends tell me about their antisocial teens never seeing the light of day because they're in their rooms 24/7 and are a bit when I tell them mine aren't like that.
But it's because we don't have any other tellys in the house bar our main lounge and other lounge (basically the old play room had to grow up too)
I want my kids to have some social skills!

It’s totally irrelevant why the OP got another tv. I never understand why when an OP asks a question there’s loads of nitpicking about completely irrelevant detail (eg the I want a nice hand bag thread that got derailed by people telling the OP to buy a bench instead).

Anyway I agree with you, especially if the child is a bit older when they come to you. It doesn’t take long for them to work remotes etc. My 4 year old would be a nightmare if there was one in her room.

I absolutely wouldn’t and don’t allow tv’s in our kids’ bedrooms (3 and 2 yrs old). I’ve seen so many friends of mine fall into the habit of this and now their children can’t sleep without having a film on. One friend‘a four year old doesn’t go to sleep until about 10pm because she’s up watching films on the iPad.
It’s such an easy trap to fall into when you’re tired and just want your toddler to stay in their room so remove the temptation all together. X

I wouldn't want a 60 inch tv in my living room, let alone in a tiny spare bedroom. Couldn't have been very pleasant to watch such a big screen in such a small room.

Anyway, that apart. Children don't need tvs in their bedrooms, it's not helpful for good sleep and babies definitely do not need a great big screen on the wall in a nursery.

Sell it and buy some pretty shelves or something.

A huge great tv stuck on a wall is going to add nothing to a small child's room and frankly is an ugly looking thing at the best of times.

The room is supposed to be a nursery, not somewhere your DH can sit an watch television when he fancies.

@Thisismytimetoshine report the thread if you don't believe OP. Don't troll hunt.

@sonicbook

Congratulations OP you're doing a wonderful thing.

The snobbery on this thread is hilarious 🤣

It really, really is

t’s totally irrelevant why the OP got another tv. I never understand why when an OP asks a question there’s loads of nitpicking about completely irrelevant detail

People are just trying to understand why they replaced a nearly new TV and then hung onto the old one even though it appears to be an inconvenience to them. Just keeping the TV they had in the first place would have meant none of this bother would have arisen.

If they wanted a TV for one of the upstairs rooms, they could have just bought a small one.

@BarbaraofSeville

t’s totally irrelevant why the OP got another tv. I never understand why when an OP asks a question there’s loads of nitpicking about completely irrelevant detail

People are just trying to understand why they replaced a nearly new TV and then hung onto the old one even though it appears to be an inconvenience to them. Just keeping the TV they had in the first place would have meant none of this bother would have arisen.

If they wanted a TV for one of the upstairs rooms, they could have just bought a small one.

Where did I say the tv is an inconvenience?

The TV is well used in the spare room

The spare room however is in the process of becoming a nursery

How difficult is it to understand

I'm sure a 60 inch tv is perfect if you lived in the ballroom in Buckingham Palace but I can't conceive of having one in a normal sized house. My living room is quite large and I find my 23 inch plenty big enough. I suppose compared to what I grew up with (a 9 inch black and white tv with one channel) anything seems huge in comparison.

I don't think it would be suitable in a children's room.

It obviously ought not to be in a nursery, it would be obsolete.

Is there anywhere else it could go? It doesn’t have to be used, necessarily. We have a huge TV in the kitchen opposite a double recliner, but we’re fortunate to have a big kitchen. It isn’t everyone’s taste, but we’re keen on watching films so 💁‍♀️

I wouldn’t want something so large and heavy on a wall in a child’s room having heard a very tragic story once. I also don’t think TVs should be in children’s room anyway. The light and sound are not going to help sleep.

This is hilarious, I wish guests would go watch a film on their own sometimes, sounds a great idea.

Why are some people so shocked someone would buy something that they personally would not. I'd never buy a new car, or a cat, or broccoli but understand many do

Good luck with the adoption OP, personally I'd move the tv if you don't want the baby to get used to it

@Rwoolley don’t worry, there’s some absolute maniacs on this thread. Those becoming weirdly fixated and weirdly judgemental about the size of your TV, why you have two large TVs, why you bought a new TV at all, why you own a TV instead of giving the money it cost to charity, why you use the TV in the second bedroom, not to mention those making bizarre assumptions about your life priorities and those for whom television is akin to Class As...

I can only assume they’re bored people who use MN as a platform to be total arseholes because in their own lives they are desperately insecure, have many grievances and feel hard done by for some reason.

Kind, confident people aren’t mean to strangers for no reason.

Okay skirting around the whole ... why buy a new tv, tv is massive, how can you even watch a tv that big in a small room...conversation ... No I don’t think there should be a tv in a nursery or any young child’s room (I’ll reserve judgement for young teens until I have one myself but potentially would think no to that as well but then remember at 14 how delighted I was to
have a tv and watch my programs in peace so..). TVs in rooms aren’t good sleep hygiene for baby/toddler/young child. They can be pretty addictive as well. If it’s their they’ll want to use it. If it’s not they won’t. Saves arguments or rules having to be enforced. It’s not going to bring any pluses to your child or your parenting so I’d remove it completely. As pp said depending on how old your child is they might already be use to tv and watching so wouldn’t accept one being there but not being allowed to use it potentially. Also it’s quite heavy and big for a child’s room accidents can and do happen (my ds just cracked my screen with the remote that “slipped” out his hand) so I’d remove that for a nursery where you might have child alone. You won’t watch when settling baby as it’ll be too bright and big. I do get having “entertainment” when settling a child or bf but use your phone on lowest setting not a big screen.

I’d say your only question is whether you move it to office or sell. Office can be kept as office for now but of spare room would your guests actually be comfortable watching in the space? Or would they prefer it was a smaller screen?

[quote Winterwoollies]@Rwoolley don’t worry, there’s some absolute maniacs on this thread. Those becoming weirdly fixated and weirdly judgemental about the size of your TV, why you have two large TVs, why you bought a new TV at all, why you own a TV instead of giving the money it cost to charity, why you use the TV in the second bedroom, not to mention those making bizarre assumptions about your life priorities and those for whom television is akin to Class As...

I can only assume they’re bored people who use MN as a platform to be total arseholes because in their own lives they are desperately insecure, have many grievances and feel hard done by for some reason.

Kind, confident people aren’t mean to strangers for no reason.[/quote]
Thank you for this, it's so bizarre

I just want to know if I'm being ott for thinking TV (let alone big TV) belongs in nursery, we have no experience to base it on as none of our friends have kids so wanted some input from people who have had a nursery before.

@Rwoolley and I’m with you. Let the little person have a room free of a TV and full of toys and books. They can have one when they’re sulky, sullen teenagers.

It's men isn't it?

My bloke wants massive TVs in every room in the house.

I would probably move it into the spare room. We are another family that replaces things that aren’t broken 😂 just because we want to!

I thought that’s what extended family is for? When you buy something new and the ‘old’ thing still works or it doesn’t fit into your new home it’s offered to whoever has most recently moved into their own home or has a need. When someone’s new home has built in washer/dryer their 2 year old freestanding washing machine gets passed on to their younger cousin, with an uncle coming over to plumb it in. In my 20s I had a sofa, a bed frame, various tables, a fridge and a wardrobe from family. I think some of the bedside tables are still doing the rounds!