Present for 9 year old

[El2026]

I was thinking of getting a tv for daughter for Christmas she is 9 nearly 10. Really undecided if I should. Has anyone else done this as a present?

I don't like TVs in bedrooms, especially now they are internet connected. If my daughter watches TV it's in the living room and I can keep track of what she's seeing.

Sounds like a brilliant present to me, I am sure your daughter would love it

For her bedroom? No I wouldn't. Why encourage her to be away from family on a screen?

TVs in bedrooms is a bad idea sorry. Why not just ask her what she’d like?

I had the no tech in bedrooms rule until mine were teens.

We dont have tvs in our bedrooms. However when the dc have a playdate/sleepover a lot of their friends seem surprised at the lack of one.

Thanks for all your comments, I think I am swaying more towards no, like some of you say it might isolate her. Think may go for camera/video instead

All my kids have tv in there bedrooms and have since being really young so do me and my partner. I have no issue with tv I prefer this to tablets and ipads.

Jesus, no.

It’s a one way ticket to a screen addicted child who won’t relinquish control because it’s “hers”

I don’t restrict tv and, maybe as a result or maybe nothing to do with it, DD can take or leave TV and will often eschew it. However I don’t have tech or tv in bedrooms because I think it affects sleep.

I have said up thread, decided against it now, as that was my line of thinking will end up with well its my room/tv etc