To ban telly in the mornings?

[BalloonSlayer]

Have finally had it after 5 years of reminding, cajoling, nagging, shouting, and sometimes screaming like a banshee to get DCs ready for school.

Since the beginning of term we have had telly off at 8am, still has not worked.

This week I have flipped and said it's not going on at all.

DD ok about it. DS2 to small to care. DS1 is a study of martyred injury and Kevin-like injustice. Needless to say it is DS1 who is the one who makes us all late for school.

DH thinks I am being OTT at banning TV entirely. He thinks its unfair as DS1 often gets up very early. I think one of the reason DS1 does get up so early is because he wants to watch the telly - then he is tired and I get attitude all day.

Opinions please.

YANBU, no telly in the morning here either. I think that with it they'd never get ready. It's a struggle as it is.
It stems from their toddler days when telly in the morning seemed to cause grumpiness and a loss of ability for imaginative play for the rest of the day.

twomanyfalls, Our dcs used to wake up at 5 not to miss the start of milkshake. Once morning tv was banned they started sleeping until 7-7.30. Amazing, isn't it. I think that also seriously helped with their grumpiness too.