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By: courtney

courtney — Fri, 24 Jul 2009 23:25:24 +0000

I agree — TV, for the most part, is crap. I don’t have a TV right now and I don’t miss it that much. I do enjoy most HBO and Showtime shows, though.

I read somewhere that kids who watch too much TV end up with really short attention spans. I think a little TV is probably fine, but it’s not a babysitter.
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By: JChevais

JChevais — Fri, 24 Jul 2009 11:31:30 +0000

Nature programs are the awesome. Stick with those. My kids love them (and so do I)

Thankfully, I live in a country where commercials are minimal on the telly. After having access to CNN while I was on holidays, I was shocked by the commercials. I am SO glad that I don’t have to deal with those brainwashers on a regular basis. I’d go mad. All the sing-songy reasonable voices telling you to BUY BUY BUY. Argh!
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By: admin

admin — Fri, 24 Jul 2009 00:20:15 +0000

JK – If I still lived in the States I would have cable for the same reason. But here? It’s just 100 more channels of crap.

Andrea – Yeah, I’m with you on moderation for the same reason. They want most what is forbidden – or at least that was my experience.

KM – I like the Fresh Prince of Bel Air as well!

Rassles – !!!!!!!!!
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By: rassles

rassles — Thu, 23 Jul 2009 15:14:52 +0000

PANCAKE MOUNTAIN! I’m telling you! DO IT! Watch it! It’s got a song about vowels written by Ian MacKaye.

OMG FUGAZI SINGS ABOUT VOWELS!

Is that Daniel Johnston singing the theme song and having a dance party with thirty children? Yeah, it fucking is. Flaming Lips! Ted Leo! The Misfits! George Clinton! Wolfmother! Against Me!

Music! Dancing! Fun! Hilarity!

EXCLAMATION POINTS!

If I had kids, they would watch this show all the time.
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By: km

km — Wed, 22 Jul 2009 16:46:14 +0000

Hate TV. We let them watch on wet Saturdays. They aren’t very bothered. 4 yr old likes Little Bear and Animal Planet stuff. 9 year old likes Fresh Prince of BelAir, it’s on the old stuff channel here in the US.
Honestly they prefer playing with their Legos.
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By: Andrea

Andrea — Wed, 22 Jul 2009 16:19:01 +0000

Hmmm. I’ve found that those kids whose parents religiously keep them away from the TV tend to be those kids who are completely mesmerized when they do get some exposure. So I’m more of a moderation kind of gal. We have a channel here called Treehouse that is commercial free, which I think is an absolute must. We are fans of the Backyardigans, lots of singing, dancing and using the imagination. My nephews (a bit older) watch the Little Einsteins and Super Why. We also watch Thomas the Train but I’m disliking that one more and more. Why do they always have to have a train doing something wrong (you have caused confusion and delay) and feeling bad in every story line? Treehouse also has Yo Gabba Gabba, which I like more than R so it’s not in rotation yet. And a version of Sesame Street (I think called Play with me) with lots of interaction.

The TV and our PVR-ed episodes of Backyardigans and Thomas were a God send when R had the flu (possibly porcine in origin). We’re trying to get to the point where he’ll watch on his own so I can shower and Baby E remains unmolested, but so far that’s a no-go.

By: Jessica K

Jessica K — Wed, 22 Jul 2009 02:37:36 +0000

I’ve been begging Jeff to let me get rid of cable. ‘Course he can’t because of the Bulldogs. It’s just too tempting to let the kids watch Spiderman or Ironman instead of making them read/draw/play.

As for quality programming, good luck on that one. Grayson was only allowed to watch “educational” programs for the first 4-5 years of his life, but they will make a parent lose their mind! Both my boys LOVE the Planet Earth dvds, though. If you don’t have those, they’re great.

Oh wait! I just remembered. There are some Leapfrog movies that are wonderful. “The Letter Factory” taught both my boys all their letters and sounds in one sitting, and then they have other ones that teach reading and math.
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By: admin

admin — Wed, 22 Jul 2009 00:14:27 +0000

Muskrat – I know!

Laura – Same. Which is a good point. We got to watch a fair bit of TV growing up and now I don’t. Maybe that’s the secret.

Rassles – I’m a little suspicious of your vehemence.

Matthew – When Zach was a baby he used to be mesmerized by it but not so much now. Which is a good thing.

Nathan – Fair enough.