Do you let your kids watch TV?

Yes once they are 3.

My 11 month old watches Sesame Street. Not the whole episode but a few minutes here and there. I can see he is learning because he tries to mimic the words and numbers they use.

I think that the educational shows are good but in no way should they be used as a babysitter for children at any age. I think of it as an addition to what I already try to teach him.

Yes, but I monitor what she watches.

Yes, but I do monitor what they watch. I do NOT let my kids watch Sponge Bob. My oldest was learning some bad habits from him.

My child watched tv up until this year...She just turned 9...T.V was always a large part of our daily life. It was some of the Nick shows that turned me to cut her time to 2hrs...Then some of the Disney shows I noticed were just as bad..My inlaws were both going against my rules as we were living in *their* home and so when we moved, cable did not follow..

She's allowed movies that I view and consider appropriate..I don't think she even misses it...She finds other things to occupy her time now.

I think you can gain a lot of information from tv and i will allowed one day to my kids to watch tv, but only shows that are good for them.

I prefer to think of the t.v. as a cheap alternative to a babysitter. JK. Seriously though...

We didn't get cable until I was nearly a teenager. But my mom made sure we balanced our t.v. schedule. We had to watch so much educational programming a week. But though we watched t.v., we still played outside. And made sure we did our homework first. Not sure all parents nowadays pay attention to that.

My kids watch channel 13 I think thats pbs too.. we dont have cable.. they like the cartoons and the sign language show and red between the lions.. They dont watch the crap shows though.. they like to watch movies..

"How much TV do you let your kids watch, and what show?"

At 3 & 4 I let them watch Noggin, The Learning Channel cartoons (like Hi-5 and Peep), and PBS. Oh, and an occasional Magic Schoolbus episode, they were just a little old for her but she still enjoyed them. Now that she's six she has outgrown some of the younger-focused shows but gets more out of Magic Schoolbus and shows like Between the Lions, Sesame Street, Word World. She has never been one to sit for long periods of time, and doesn't sit and watch whole episodes every day, just bits here and there. More if she doesn't feel that well. I've always been very choosy about what's on and preference is definitely given to ones with educational content. So I'm comfortable with the content and length of time she spends. I view T.V. like a lot of tools, it's all in how you use it.

I think mine watch more television during the winter. Now that it is SPRING they spend alot more time outside. But, yes, I let them watch kids shows. My daughter was into DORA the EXPLORER for a long time, but now she is into more DISNEY movies. My son loves Barney. Even though he is an annoying purple creature, the show actually teaches my son many things.

My son is 2, and he gets to watch Sesame Street with me in the morning if he wants to. I was pretty much against tv, but have noticed a vocab explosion since he started watching Sesame Street. Most of the time, he just watches the Elmo part. He loves Elmo :)

The only other thing he watches is basketball on tv with his dad.

That's it for us, and it seems to work well.

Ya my kids watch it

yes, I let my kids watch tv. If I didn't, i would never be able to get on the computer.
Most things they watch on tv. They sit in my room and watch them wityh me.

Growing up we were allowed 30 minutes of TV a day. Cablevision wasn't invented yet. We played outside and got lots of excercise instead. I still don't watch a lot of TV, is such a mindless activity.

I have a home daycare and yes the kids watch tv but with being licenced through the state to watch children the kids are limited on what they can watch and how long.Only educational programs are aloud.Super reader's is a great program they learn alot.I have 3 kids of my own ranging in age from 7-16 years and they would much rather be outside or doing other things than watching TV.Really the only time they wtach it is a night right before bed!

I used to be pretty strict with the tv, but since we moved back to the U.S. I have loosened the grip a little, since the tv helps my sons with their English. I still monitor what my boys watch, and there are certain things we won't let them watch. The only thing they are allowed to watch on Cartoon Network is Scooby Doo.

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We are a TV watching family and we all watch way too much, even the kids. We do try for the educational type cartoons like Dora, Backyardigans, Diego, Elmo and things like that for the youngest and they help him a lot with colors, numbers and other things. The oldest two boys were raised on the same things though now that they are older they do like different shows which we do let them watch. They don't get free rein to watch whatever they want whenever they want though and they don't get to watch movies that we feel are too much or too adult for them but overall we do all watch lots of TV in our house.

I have always kept a close eye on the things my children are watching and there are some programs that are on the so-called childrens stations that they know arent allowed. But all in all I have felt that most of the stuff they watch they have a tendency to benefit in a positve way from it. It is very hard trying to keep somethings out that the devil wants to distort their minds so just keep your eyes open and a red flag raises in your head then turn it off ( the tv)