do you let yours watch tv after school

[bagpussmice]

dd1 has just started reception and some days when she gets in just wants to watch tv... and I let her, until dinner time then no TV after that and it's not every day. do you?

yup! They could do with some time out.

When the weather's good I throw them in the garden or not.

Good god yes.

mine do

how old are yours? dd is just 5

5 and 7

definitely - it's the only way to survive until teatime!

yes, they will watch tv, or play on the pc. then before bed, after dinner, they do reading.

Yes.

I put tv on but they generally run about fighting, throwing things, playing (occasionaly) and chasing pup.

Wish they would watch the bloody tv

If they want to.After a day at school,I don't think it does any harm to have a slack-jawed half hour.I do it when they've gone to bed after all.

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Blimey yes!! With 4 kids and 1 on the way its a saviour They have clubs twice a weeks so its not every day and in good weather they playoutside but most of the time they are so blooming knackered t.v stops the bickering and whinging that comes with having 4 girls who are worn out

Yes.

As much or as little as they like.

Yes, definitely at this time if year, they always complete any homework or reading before they are allowed to switch it on. But once we've done that then they watch children's TV for a couple of hours. While I make the dinner etc.

Yes they watch tv sometimes if they want to. I let them choose. It's their chill out time and it's my chance to get tea on the go. They don't always choose tv though, sometimes they go on PC, they love drawing and colouring. When they are getting on they play in their rooms dressing up. DDs are 7 and 4.

oh yes. we've recently "graduated" from cbeebies to cbbc, so lots of cheesy jokes, newsround newsreaders with half a (small) buttock on a desk and new-fangled basil brush. but no tv after tea...

The blonde newsround newsreader who wears her underwear bugs me.