To not understand why children need a TV in their room?

[mrsruffallo]

Following on from another thread-I am quite surprised how many kids have a TV in their bedrooms.
Surely they can read to go to sleep?
Or watch the one in the living room?
Come and enlighten me, why do children need their own one?

DS1 has one in his bedroom, well its not quite a TV but one of those travel dvd players. He has it solely to watch DVD's when my DS2 (ASD) is kicking off and he needs a little space from him. He doesn't use it every day, and he doesn't have an aerial or game console linked to it.

no aerial on it, but they have one in there to watch their crummy DVDs. it's great when they're ill and they can loll in bed with a gender-stereotyping DVD.

yes I watch tennis - but I can't hit a ball with a racket (another thing that I did actually have private lessons with when at boarding school as my house mistress was most concerned that I couldn't hit a ball with a bat/racket etc) .

FAQ watches tennis for the eye candy! Why would anyone else watch it?

The funny thing is that once you set a precedent you quickly need a tv for EVERY member of the family to avoid arguments, I can remember my mother buying another in 70's because of the terrible rows between my brothers over WHICH PROGRAMME. But in fact it didn't stop them rowing - they just got used to not agreeing on anything.
I remember with pleasure the family programmes we used to watch before she caved in, either you shared the programme or you did something else, listened to the radio, read a book etc, compromised and took turns.
But I suppose if you are talking about computers in bedrooms for games, that's a whole different scenario - but still setting precedent that dcs spend hours away from family group doing something vaguely unsociable.

Also why would you have a highly stimulating piece of electronic equipment in a room where kids are meant to sleep? Or do their homework even?

Surely how many/any TVs you have in your house depends on your family.

I can't (yet) foresee a time when I want my DCs to have TVs in their rooms. But, if it seems the right thing in the future then maybe my mind will be changed.

Right now, having not had a TV growing up and never having had one in a bedroom, and with only very small children of my own, I don't see why a TV would go in a bedroom. BUT for other people I imagine it makes sense.

Even with only one TV in the house, DD1 still seems to watch plenty of it some days.

lol expat - actually the players I like watching are definitely not eye candy - ivy is laughing because of talk of tennis on another thread

in my lotto fantasy house i've got one in the kitchen, one in the utility room, one in the bathroom, one in each bedroom, etc.

so sue me.

Apart from my 14 yr old the others don't have one but What actually is tne perceived problem of a TV in the bedroom ? and why is it 'better' not to have an aerial
It's not like having a TV in their room means they watch more.If you want them to switch it off just tell them to !

They don't need one.

I choose to allow mine (two of them anyway) to have one.

So shoot me.

Ds (9) has a tv in his bedroom (no aerial) he uses it to play on the ps2 or to watch dvds or videos

In our house there's 2 adults and 3 kids who all want to watch or do different things and Ds doesnt always want to do what his sisters are (they are 2 & 3) so it saves arguements by him having his own

We also have a tv in our bedroom as Dp cant sleep unless its to a dvd

The thought of Dh and I watching TV in the living room and the children watching TV in their bedrooms at the same time feels me with dread.
There are so many other things to do. Occasionally they will watch a DVD on our TV in the living room whilst I do other stuff or watch with them.

I suppose if you are talking about computers in bedrooms for games, that's a whole different scenario - but still setting precedent that dcs spend hours away from family group doing something vaguely unsociable.

Ever heard of X box live ,runescape etc ?Actually on child of our time they found that the children who played the most computer games (and we're talking stuff like Halo) were the most sociable)

Child of our time? Don't make me laugh

who says that if they have one they use it to get to sleep?

"It's not like having a TV in their room means they watch more.If you want them to switch it off just tell them to ! "

well yes apart from the middle of the night, sound turned right down TV watching that would occur

I have held out over the years. I know that when my DSs say that 'everyone' has one in their room they are only exaggerating slightly-most do. There is no way I would give in-we have an extra one in the kitchen. I would rather get rid of TV completely than have it in the bedrooms.

we have one tv. dd will not be getting one for her room.

I personally don't want DD to have TV in her room at the mo. TV is such a waste of time IMO. (Doesn't mean I don't watch it though )

Each to their own though.

Mine don't have TVs in rooms, but then we don't have 1 in our bedroom either.

Why are so many people disturbed by who has what tv in what room? Get over it.

FWIW - both my children have tv's and dvd players in their room. We also have one in the kitchen, sitting room and conservatory. My house, my choice.