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TV's in bedrooms - what age?

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lpl · 18/10/2006 11:00

I have a couple of friends with similar aged kids (my ds is 2)who have bought their children tv's for their bedrooms. Just wondering what age is considered appropriate? I must admit I have often thought about it in the hope that it will get me even half an hour extra sleep on a morning! Ds wakes at 5.30am every morning.

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wanderingstar · 18/10/2006 11:02

Personally; never. I just don't think it's appropriate at all, though others will disagree !

bluejelly · 18/10/2006 11:03

My dd always watches a bit of tele in the morning but does it downstairs in the front room

asleep · 18/10/2006 11:03

not until they are at least 12!

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sandyballs · 18/10/2006 11:05

My DDs are 5 and I'm going to delay this for as long as possible.

SCARErenity · 18/10/2006 11:06

When they are old enough to be up late enough for me to want them to watch TV in their rooms rather than bug me in the evenings - so for me, early teens We have a TV in our room, so if (at that age) they got up that early, I'd put it on quietly and they'd sit on the end of our bed to watch it and I'd go back to sleep.

oliveoil · 18/10/2006 11:11

I hate tv's in bedrooms, fullstop, at any age.

So I would say never .

But if pushed, maybe 14 or so, no way at 2, too much of a distraction when they need to sleep imo.

rosie79 · 18/10/2006 11:13

Never! Just my personal choice though. I have chosen not to have a tv at all but will probably have one when ds is older, but never in his room!. There are loads of other ways for kids to entertain themselves in morning/evening.

DS does watch occasional dvds on computer though incase anyone accuses me of depriving him!

jessicaandrebeccasmummy · 18/10/2006 11:13

As late as possible!

There is no need for TV's in bedrooms of babies!

Ok I admit, an extra hour in the morning would be lovely, but its not needed to the extent of putting a TV in her bedroom.

I was 13 when i got my first TV in my room!

nutcracker · 18/10/2006 11:15

My dd's have tv's in their rooms, and dvd players, but they have to ask before they watch anything on them and are only allowed them on a certain times. They are 8 and 6.

Ds is nearly 4, and doesn't have one in his room because if he did we'd never see him again

nutcracker · 18/10/2006 11:16

Mine are not allowed to switch theirs on before 8.30am so I couldn't use it for extra lie ins.

Lizzylou · 18/10/2006 11:17

Never, I didn't get one until I went to Uni.

Having said that, if DS1 keeps up the 6am starts......

fishie · 18/10/2006 11:18

yes i'd hope never as well, although i did have b&w tv ( i am quite old) in my room from about 13 onwards. i don't have one in my bedroom now though and never will again. how do people who don't allow tv in bedrooms cope with this, esp if there is only one in the whole household?

DumbledoresGirl · 18/10/2006 11:19

NEVER!!!!

Well, that is what I am saying now! My eldest is 10 and I can see no need for it. No he doesn't want to watch the same as his 3 year old brother (or the 2 inbetween necessarily) and I certainly don't want to watch the same as they do, or even what dh wants, but life is about sharing and compromise IMO.

That said, ask me again when any of them are awkward teenagers and they are making my life misery!

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lpl · 18/10/2006 11:19

Thanks for the replies. I also think they should be much older as I would be worried about the danger element ie. plugs, tv's falling over etc. I can also imagine being woken up at 3am to Barney singing the "I love you" song. AAAHHHH

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DetentionGrrrl · 18/10/2006 11:20

What about a cheap CD player / radio? No chance of them seeing rudeness, but they can entertain themselves for an hour with their favourite music or talking book? We've both decided our son's not having a TV in his room until he's in his teens.

puddle · 18/10/2006 11:22

Possibly when they are teenagers (eg 14 or 15) but certainly not now.

I don't think tv is the answer to early waking either - I know lots of people who have a block on their tv channles now before 6.30 because the kids were waking up earlier and earlier to put cartoons on.

MrsSpoon · 18/10/2006 11:30

Possibly never, my DS1 (aged 7) is often up before the rest of us and he watches a bit of TV in the livingroom downstairs, has done this since he was 3. He has a computer in his room and has recently discovered he can watch DVDs on it but has only done it once, seems to prefer to watch TV downstairs.

LazyLou · 18/10/2006 11:35

I personally don't like TV's in bedrooms at all, so would be relctant to let dd have one. My mum bought DH and I one for our room last xmas. It only came out of the box in August but that was because she came round, spotted it boxed up and went mad. It's no 'on show' in our bedroom but not plugged in or anywhere near a plug socket.

Mumpbump · 18/10/2006 11:39

Never! Maybe not a problem now, but they only encourage people to spend time in their own rooms by themselves, rather than socialising with the other people in the house... Plus, how can you regulate what your children watch and what time they go to sleep if they have a tv in their room?

RTKangaMummy · 18/10/2006 11:58

DS will never have a TV in his room

We have 6 televisions around the house if he wants to watch one

He is 11 years

Why not put some books in the bed or on a table next to the bed for the 2 year old?

mascaraohara · 18/10/2006 12:00

I don't have a TV in my bedroom and my dd wil not have until she is well in to her teens. Pet hate of mine I think.

Piffle · 18/10/2006 12:02

Never ever
DS 12 has one that can only be used with his PS 2 and that is temporary until we sort out our living room
I am dead against tvs in bedrooms

TutterIckOrTreat · 18/10/2006 12:04

depends. if he has his own playroom i plan on never letting ds have one, as he'll have his own space for tv watching. otherwise, around the same age as i was allowed to - 14ish.

brimfull · 18/10/2006 12:06

my dd had one for her 14th birthday,but she hardly uses it,really only used for sleepovers as it's a dvd player aswell.

Wouldn't get one at 2 yrs old,what will you give her when she's a teen?

Wintersun · 18/10/2006 13:29

Ideally, never here too.
I agree with Mumpbump. We only have one tv in the house and thats the way I want it to stay.
I grew up with a friend who never had a tv and now that she's married with children of her own, still doesn't have one.
She has a lovely close family and, if you knew them, you would wonder when they would ever have the time to watch tv if they had one!

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