I have two kids, girls 4 and 2, and I hardly let them watch any telly. I *do* let them watch DVDs if they are too shattered to play, though, which means so far I've been able to keep them on a quality diet of the Clangers, Ivor the Engine, the Flumps etc. I doubt this state of affairs will persist for many more years - though if they're interested I have Children of the Stones, Moondial, Press Gang etc. ready to roll :)
Being a dad is awesome and exhausting in equal measure. But if you're up for it, the awesome tends to win you over at least two days out of three :D
I wouldn't advise locking in any TV viewing plans before the birth, though :) Wait and see what support the missus needs. If you are noticeably useful at, say, night-time nappy changes (so she can crash straight back to sleep after a feed), she will be more amenable to your suggestions of sticking the telly on to watch the game... but I would feel your way around this diplomatic challenge when the time comes.
How come you dont let them watch hardly any tv though ?
I remember back to junior school when there was one kid, wasnt allowed to eat certain food, couldnt watch certain programs, lad had the mick taken out of him bigtime.
Can understand you dont want them to watch tv 24/7, but look back to when we were young and we enjoyed watching cartoons and other tv back then, didnt do us any harm.
I remember back to junior school when there was one kid, wasnt allowed to eat certain food, couldnt watch certain programs, lad had the mick taken out of him bigtime.
Can understand you dont want them to watch tv 24/7, but look back to when we were young and we enjoyed watching cartoons and other tv back then, didnt do us any harm.
modern cartoons these days have gays and blacks in them. your better off sticking to the older stuff.
How come you dont let them watch hardly any tv though ?
I remember back to junior school when there was one kid, wasnt allowed to eat certain food, couldnt watch certain programs, lad had the mick taken out of him bigtime.
Can understand you dont want them to watch tv 24/7, but look back to when we were young and we enjoyed watching cartoons and other tv back then, didnt do us any harm.
It's a fair question. My two are very young, though. I haven't *banned* any programmes, they have seen some Charlie and Lola, In The Night Garden, LazyTown, the Wiggles etc.; it's more about giving them variety than anything else. Oh, and not getting them overly hooked on zany telly too early on. For very young minds (up to 3 yrs) that can lead to boredom with the everyday, not-flashily-edited Real World. No chance of that happening with the measured tones of Oliver Postgate :)
I will absolutely relax my regime as they get older, especially if they feel left out at school. Don't want to burden them with turning out strange.
On the whole shared experience thing of fondly remembered programmes, though... I do wonder if the multichannel, watch on-demand world we are bringing kids into will have that to the same degree. Us thirtysomethings remember lots of the same classic kids TV programmes... because until 1982 there were only three channels. But yeah, if in ten years' time they want to watch whatever replaces Hannah Montana, I won't stand in their way. I'll just leave other, better shows lying around invitingly, and cross my fingers ;)
For very young minds (up to 3 yrs) that can lead to boredom with the everyday, not-flashily-edited Real World.
Thats a very good point. That and when they are older not letting them shut themselves away in a darkened room with their own TV and Video games not socialising or contributing to the family.
It's a fair question. My two are very young, though. I haven't *banned* any programmes, they have seen some Charlie and Lola, In The Night Garden, LazyTown, the Wiggles etc.; it's more about giving them variety than anything else. Oh, and not getting them overly hooked on zany telly too early on. For very young minds (up to 3 yrs) that can lead to boredom with the everyday, not-flashily-edited Real World. No chance of that happening with the measured tones of Oliver Postgate :)
I will absolutely relax my regime as they get older, especially if they feel left out at school. Don't want to burden them with turning out strange.
On the whole shared experience thing of fondly remembered programmes, though... I do wonder if the multichannel, watch on-demand world we are bringing kids into will have that to the same degree. Us thirtysomethings remember lots of the same classic kids TV programmes... because until 1982 there were only three channels. But yeah, if in ten years' time they want to watch whatever replaces Hannah Montana, I won't stand in their way. I'll just leave other, better shows lying around invitingly, and cross my fingers ;)
Thanks for the response, wasnt meaning to have a dig or that earlier. When i have a kid i wont want them watching TV 24/7 BUT i would let them watch a few popular cartoons etc but yeah i wouldnt want them hooked on TV.
I will be putting my foot down if they get into bad music though when theyre a teenager ;) A bloke down the road took his 15 year old daughter to an N-Dubz concert ! Sod that ! You do a lot of things for your kids but as meatloaf says 'i wont do that' !
Thats a very good point. That and when they are older not letting them shut themselves away in a darkened room with their own TV and Video games not socialising or contributing to the family.
Too right ! I'll be there playing 2 player on the latest game ! I'll pretend all the latest consoles are sold out and say the Spectrum is the latest new computer and they should play on that !
I know quite a few lads back in the day who like you said were constantly in a darkened room in the summer playing non stop on the Speccy, not socialising or getting out at all, not good !
I know quite a few lads back in the day who like you said were constantly in a darkened room in the summer playing non stop on the Speccy, not socialising or getting out at all, not good !
Damn right! Night time in the summer was for Speccy, daytime was for playing footy, pulling wheelies on your BMX, and breakdancing. Even when you're in your 20's :lol:
I will be putting my foot down if they get into bad music though when theyre a teenager ;) A bloke down the road took his 15 year old daughter to an N-Dubz concert ! Sod that ! You do a lot of things for your kids but as meatloaf says 'i wont do that' !
your kid hasn't even been born and you've already turned into an embaressing dad. i can see you walking into their room when they have mates over.
'hey kids don't listen to that modern rubbish, here try this pink floyd record'
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It's funny you should say that. I've observed that loads of people I know, or friends of friends, and staff members at my work are having babies.
I know I'm more prone to notice it now, but seriously it seems there is a baby boom on.
The telegraph say it is because of the cold heavy snow this winter:
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/howaboutthat/7006061/After-the-big-freeze-the-baby-boom.html
The Guardian puts it down to the credit crunch.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/money/2010/jan/18/baby-boom-mirrors-jobs-gloom
How come you had that done early ? Thought it was 12 and 20 weeks. Got our 20 week one on tuesday
Being a dad is awesome and exhausting in equal measure. But if you're up for it, the awesome tends to win you over at least two days out of three :D
I wouldn't advise locking in any TV viewing plans before the birth, though :) Wait and see what support the missus needs. If you are noticeably useful at, say, night-time nappy changes (so she can crash straight back to sleep after a feed), she will be more amenable to your suggestions of sticking the telly on to watch the game... but I would feel your way around this diplomatic challenge when the time comes.
I remember back to junior school when there was one kid, wasnt allowed to eat certain food, couldnt watch certain programs, lad had the mick taken out of him bigtime.
Can understand you dont want them to watch tv 24/7, but look back to when we were young and we enjoyed watching cartoons and other tv back then, didnt do us any harm.
modern cartoons these days have gays and blacks in them. your better off sticking to the older stuff.
(that was sarcasm.) :lol:
It's a fair question. My two are very young, though. I haven't *banned* any programmes, they have seen some Charlie and Lola, In The Night Garden, LazyTown, the Wiggles etc.; it's more about giving them variety than anything else. Oh, and not getting them overly hooked on zany telly too early on. For very young minds (up to 3 yrs) that can lead to boredom with the everyday, not-flashily-edited Real World. No chance of that happening with the measured tones of Oliver Postgate :)
I will absolutely relax my regime as they get older, especially if they feel left out at school. Don't want to burden them with turning out strange.
On the whole shared experience thing of fondly remembered programmes, though... I do wonder if the multichannel, watch on-demand world we are bringing kids into will have that to the same degree. Us thirtysomethings remember lots of the same classic kids TV programmes... because until 1982 there were only three channels. But yeah, if in ten years' time they want to watch whatever replaces Hannah Montana, I won't stand in their way. I'll just leave other, better shows lying around invitingly, and cross my fingers ;)
Thats a very good point. That and when they are older not letting them shut themselves away in a darkened room with their own TV and Video games not socialising or contributing to the family.
Thanks for the response, wasnt meaning to have a dig or that earlier. When i have a kid i wont want them watching TV 24/7 BUT i would let them watch a few popular cartoons etc but yeah i wouldnt want them hooked on TV.
I will be putting my foot down if they get into bad music though when theyre a teenager ;) A bloke down the road took his 15 year old daughter to an N-Dubz concert ! Sod that ! You do a lot of things for your kids but as meatloaf says 'i wont do that' !
Too right ! I'll be there playing 2 player on the latest game ! I'll pretend all the latest consoles are sold out and say the Spectrum is the latest new computer and they should play on that !
I know quite a few lads back in the day who like you said were constantly in a darkened room in the summer playing non stop on the Speccy, not socialising or getting out at all, not good !
How many kidz does she already have blaaaad! :D
Damn right! Night time in the summer was for Speccy, daytime was for playing footy, pulling wheelies on your BMX, and breakdancing. Even when you're in your 20's :lol:
your kid hasn't even been born and you've already turned into an embaressing dad. i can see you walking into their room when they have mates over.
'hey kids don't listen to that modern rubbish, here try this pink floyd record'
"Hey kids, don't play that modern Mario rubbish, here try this Jet Set Willy game."