How old before TV in bedroom?

[Mummywalsh]

My 2.5yo DD1 and 19mo DD2 share a bedroom and MIL has just given us a portable TV with DVD player. I've always been against the girls playing in their rooms and believe they go there to sleep, but now I'm thinking would it be such a bad thing for a quiet DVD in the afternoon, definitely not before bed or otherwise. How old were your LOs before they had a TV in their room?

They will get square eyes

fact....

My 3ds's (15, 13 and 4) each have a tv in their bedrooms. Ds1 likes nature programmes and planet earth/blue planet dvds but does not watch it often. Ds2 watches it on Saturday mornings and occasionally in the evenings before going to bed. Ds 3 rarely watches it. He likes to be with us at the moment but he has the choice on a weekend afternoon. All three boys work hard, love reading are musical, have lots of friends and give me very little trouble. I trust them to be sensible and they are. The two older boys also have laptops which they use mostly for school work. I keep an eye on what they are doing but there has to be a degree of trust.

Interesting article nota and therepublic that is so true, I know because my Mum told me

celadon thought you meant weeks.....

Can I ask why everyone is so against TV in childrens rooms? I appear to be in the minority (and am aware there will be a backlash of this) DD1 and DD2 6.5 and 2.5 share a room and have half an hour of tv before they go to sleep, there has NEVER been an issue with sleep they sleep 12 hours plus, DD1 is top of the class, her language skills have been excellent since she could talk, dd2 also has excellent communication skills at 2.5, both get a bedtime story every night and are outside playing as much as they can (would rather be out playing than watching tv).

16 in our house.
My sons are now 22,20 and 15 and the youngest won't be getting a tv in his room until his birthday-it has worked fine for us.
Hormonal teenagers (although I only have experience of boys)have no sense of what they should and shouldn't do when hormones are rampaging through their bodies.There is too much inappropriate tv nowdays adn the only way to make sure they are not watching it is to remove temptation.Makes for a much calmer environment.

I forgot to mention that even though the tv is allowed in their room at 16 they still cannot watch tv just dvd's and play console games.There is not an ariel or cable connection upstairs.

dd1 has a tv in her room

she is 11 and asks when she can watch tv or use her xbox

dd2 and 3(gecko....they are 6 and 4) have one and they are allowed a dvd ....before bedtime.... as in bedtime will be approximately when the dvd finishes.

no issue

they just know the rules

I dont think television or handheld games/consoles are a problem unless parents are in charge

I say turn it off......they do, whats the issue?

Am with you trinity its about moderation whether its tv, handheld games they all have an off button and if the rules are followed whats the problem.

and only a dvd on a non school night

anyone who thinks that children using dvds or video games have something wrong with them need to fuck off

like seriously

they are thinking of the parents who just leave their children with them ALL the time

and these are the parents who would not know how to capitalise their typing

and their and there pahh ha h haaaaaa are you serious

moderation is the key

and some sense of education

Never in this house.

. My dd 10 has seen tv at friends/granny's, ds 7 has never seen it. They will be allowed to watch it with us when they are old enough to beep at 9pm as thatisthe earliest it goes on here.
One very small screen in lounge that is covered during the day.

No film,or computers either until they are at least 13. I'm not precious about much but children do not need tv....at all, and certainly not in bedrooms!

Do your DCs mind not having tv cucumber? We don't have any tv channels but we have a tv which is used probably too much for DVDs and wii.

FEAS- no they don't mention it. My ds seems apply spiderman etc with his friends but has no real idea what it is!

Computers are not a problem as they think they are for work. It helps that their school is comp free for juniors though, and they can look forward to a new world of film etc when they are old enough. IMO disney etc ruins imagination.

No TVs in any bedrooms in our house. We have one TV in the lounge and we intend it to stay that way.

my little boy is 2 and dosent have a tv in his room, n i wont be gettin him 1, i dont want him 2 b sat in his bedroom all day sitting in front of a box when we could b out playin.......he watches his programs during the day in the living room.....obv its every 1s choise if n when they put a tv in there childs room but i think there is so much more u can b doing den sitting watchin tv

Sorry, auto correct, but that should say he seems to play spiderman etc!

Never in this house!

We have one tv and one laptop for family use althoughit'sminereally. DH has his own laptop but it's purely for work.

Dcs have never had a tv in their rooms and won't until they are old enough to buy their own. They are 13, 11, 4 & -3months.

I don't have one in my room either. I just don't like it. TVs are not an aesthetically pleasing item so why would I want one in my lovely bedroom?

Elvisina I disagree, my DD1 is a very competent reader and enjoys reading in her room but also enjoys her TV.

royalcucumber awwww! DCs 4 and 5 play Ben 10 with their friends but similarly have no real idea!

All my grown up children are competent readers ,despite the horror of watching the dreaded TV

How many people on this thread MN on their laptops in bed?

DS 1 aged 8 got an old fashioned portable one not to watch TV but to play his x box and wii. I am so glad that games are no longer played in the living room where the other TV is. I regulate his time on any type of screen including the computer and i must admit I once vowed he would not get a TV in his room until the age of 16 but it was given to us and I caved in but don't regret it at all. 2 Tvs are enough in the house so when ds2 and 3 get a bit older they can share it with ds1.

I am really surprised at some of these comments!Please tell me some of you are telling porkies?It all sounds a bit "Well my child has NEVER tasted chocolate"

I really do not see what the big deal is?My DD is 10 and has had a tv in her room since she was three years old! As far as Im aware she hasnt killed anyone (yet) and it has never been an isuue-if it had been she would'nt still have it!She knows exactly what she is allowed to watch and dosent generally go beyond the boundaries i have set,in any aspect of her life.

Im all for parents making their own minds up for what suits their family but i think a few of the posts are just ridiculous and seem to be implying that if you allow your child to have access to a tv then you must be a bad parent?

We as parents are meant to be preparing our kids for life and i think the whole "if they cant see it its not happening" belief is not only naive but just as harmful.