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I thinking off banning T.V for my 5 year old for a whole week.

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mummyloveslucy · 04/02/2010 19:59

My nearly 5 year old daughter loves Cbeebies, that's the only channel I let her watch as it's free from advertising etc.
The minute she wakes up, she wants it and the minute she gets home from school, she wants to watch it. She gets very demanding after school and it does help her to relax I suppose, but I feel she watches way too much. She'll watch it from 3:30- 7pm, when it finnishes and she has to go to bed. She is now demanding her dinner in the living room so she can still watch it. If I insist she eats in the kitchen, she'll have a few mouth fulls and then run back to the T.V.

She is also wetting herself a lot recently, she'll just sit there and wet herself. She is doing this where ever we go though as well.

I'm just wondering wether we could tell her that the T.V is broken and won't be mended for a whole week.

It would be an experement to see how different things are. I'll need to be prepared before I do it. I'll buy engredients to make cakes etc, she has plenty of colouring books and toys.

I think I should do it, I'm not sure wether it'll drive me mad, but I'll have a go.
Have any of you done this before? How did it go and do you have any advice or tips?

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Shitemum · 09/02/2010 21:05

OP - your 5 yo watches 3,5 hours of TV every day, plus some in the morning, she'd rather wet herself than go to the loo and miss something and she won't sit at the table to eat.

It's a no brainer for me sorry.

Shitemum · 09/02/2010 21:20

Sorry, didnt read whole thread - sounds like things are improving.

mummyloveslucy · 09/02/2010 23:20

Well, I knew it wasn't good and it had got out of hand.(my fault for being far too soft, and doing anything to keep her happy) I'm glad she's taken well to the change.
The wetting is still going on wether she's at home, school or where ever. I think it's a seperate issue. She is being tested for a UTI, or it could be part of her SEN's.
T.V certainly dosn't help though, so I'm hoping things will improve.

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NotAnOtter · 11/02/2010 20:31

how is it going mummy?

mummyloveslucy · 12/02/2010 16:43

Thank you, it's going really well!
She seems to accept the T.V going off after her programmes far better now, although she's still trying it on. When it's off, her whinning only lasts a few seconds now.
I'm also taking her out after school more. We wrap up warm and go to the farm or the park. It will be better when it starts to get warmer.
She also seems to be looking forward to school more. She said to me yesturday "I miss Mrs B, when will I see her again?". When I said tomorrow, she looked excited and said "Yippee!"
I think she might find this lack of T.V so annoying, she'd rather be at school.

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NotAnOtter · 12/02/2010 22:44

great news I am really happy for you both x

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