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Too much TV?

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sponge · 04/03/2004 14:19

I'm getting concerned with the amount of TV my dd watches. If we let he she would happily do nothing else. She asks for it to be turned on as soon as she gets up in the morning and as soon as she gets hoe from nursery and gets quite upset of we won't let her watch. It doesn't seem to hindering her development at all - she's bright and interested in lots of things, and so of course we can distract her with other things for a while, but the basic obsession is still there. Also selfishly, she's happy to watch TV on her own so we can get on with other things, whereas with other forms of play she wants us to join in with her. She's 4 at the end of May.

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MrsCodswallop · 04/03/2004 14:21

I would "agree" times wiht her she can - thats what we do itn he holidays - before 9am, an hour at lunch so I can sort my life out and eat in peace and then after tea.

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Tommy · 05/03/2004 20:23

I used to think DS1 watched too much (my Mum still does ) but actually he's become more selective about his viewing now and he's not bothered about switching it off. Also we have a rule that we don't have TV when we have friends round which he seems to accept.
Maybe, Sponge, your DD will drift away from it like she drifted into it?
Alternatively your TV could "break" for a few days or you could give it up for lent like my friend did last year! (it drove her mad!!!)

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cori · 07/03/2004 20:23

i too am sometimes concerned about the amount of television my son watches. Then i remember that my one of my closeset friends tells me that she was a television addict as a child, ( and still is) but still managed to get straight As at school, a degree from Cambridge and is currently studying law. So it cant be all bad

allatsea · 09/03/2004 09:33

My dd loves to watch tv, and it can frequently be on a lot of the day. According to 'the books' she should be an obese mute. In fact, she is quite the opposite. She doesn't just sit and watch the tv, she gets really involved in it. If the children in the programme are dancing, then she'll dance too, she has also picked up lots of language from watching tv and is one of the most eloquent of her friends, although it is rather strange when she says things like ' no cheese Gromit' or quotes lines from Mary Poppins. We have decided that for our daughter, it's a real benefit, it's got her interested in animals, dancing, nature and singing. I don't know how I'd manage if she wouldn't watch tv, as it allows me to get things done, and if there's a good bit, she'll get us and talk to us about it.

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