tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1282718256565463382.post8759166549719664384..comments2023-10-15T03:59:44.358-05:00Comments on The Lea's - Living Life One Moment At A Time: How Much Is Too Much?Jesshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12696473538765980676noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1282718256565463382.post-43366813595024721952010-08-09T12:20:07.438-05:002010-08-09T12:20:07.438-05:00We give the kids a little bit of tv time here and ...We give the kids a little bit of tv time here and there. they have THEIR show they can watch. Im with you on the spongebob and other shows like that. If kids are going to watch anything, there is no need for them to watch anything that is going to disrupt the daily learning. Disney (kids), Sprout, PBS, that is about it.Scott S.https://www.blogger.com/profile/01168498409344785544noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1282718256565463382.post-76496698627531275232010-08-09T09:55:34.421-05:002010-08-09T09:55:34.421-05:00Our TV time in the winter is WAY WAY WAY worse......Our TV time in the winter is WAY WAY WAY worse... However, Corey thinks the TV should be on all the time. The girls and I watch very little now that we swim and play during the summer. I hope to keep it that way in the winter too! We def don't hit the 30 minutes though... I am sure we still watch too much...Nelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12565128618632839097noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1282718256565463382.post-40032311905419875552010-08-08T19:25:29.725-05:002010-08-08T19:25:29.725-05:00One of the pediatricians I used to work with was v...One of the pediatricians I used to work with was very insistent that 30 minutes a day was enough and he practiced what he preached. His kids got 30 minutes. They would have "family movie nights" where they would all watch tv together, and I am not sure how the wii fit into the equation. Anyway, we have the same battle at our house, Scott watches BORING documentaries so I get on the computer. We have actually been considering turning our tv off again. Maybe you could try setting a timer and when the timer goes off time is up!Jaimeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13090823168291746662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1282718256565463382.post-79699236238481876022010-08-08T18:02:11.616-05:002010-08-08T18:02:11.616-05:00Unfortunately, with it being so hot lately and liv...Unfortunately, with it being so hot lately and living in this tiny little house, there's not a lot for E to do so he has been watching a lot of tv. And playing wii, but he's grounded from that now. But when school is in session I didn't allow the tv until we were done and then he'd have it for a little bit before Steve would be home from work and take it away.<br />Annnnd unfortunately, we all love Spongebob. I really hope that's not the reason for his backtalk! 'Cause I really like it, too LOL. K loves the theme song but that's all she watches, the song and the song from iCarly and a few select commercials - otherwise she doesn't care. And of course E is older than your girls but I do think that iCarly is meant for an older audience than him but the things I might find objectionable go right over his head. But yeah I know we're watching too much right now with the weather and S being laid off, etc.<br />I am sending back a wii game though to my in-laws' where we borrowed it because it's ALLLLLLL E talks about and wants to do. My mom got rid of our NES when we were little because my youngest brother was the same way. We kept the TV but there was a time we had to pay "tickets" to watch it. Use up all your tickets for the week and that's it, go do something else.<br />Ok, I'm just rambling here and am absolutely NO help at all...valeriehttp://spoken-for.orgnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1282718256565463382.post-74403551438063723002010-08-08T11:27:41.216-05:002010-08-08T11:27:41.216-05:00We don't have TV service at our house, but for...We don't have TV service at our house, but for us, it's a financial decision. The kids watch PBS and my oldest watches animal planet at my parents' house. At home, it's just DVD's, but we admittedly allow too much media. It's something I'm working on because I find that when our days are filled with interactions with people, the kids are more well behaved-- imagine that! lol... We had an old school Nintendo as well as a Wii, but last week I boxed it all up and stored it in my parents' basement. I've been wondering if I shouldn't do the same with our TV for a while to help break the habit...Kelleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16498028496686295825noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1282718256565463382.post-16842047296666403532010-08-08T07:16:59.839-05:002010-08-08T07:16:59.839-05:00Hunter never watched TV when he was young, but whe...Hunter never watched TV when he was young, but when I started babysitting (when he was 4/5) I found myself putting it on for him WAY too often, because he was by far the oldest kid here and I was so busy caring for all the little ones. That's when we just got rid of it. Now the kids are allowed to watch 1 movie a day...once in a great while they watch 2 movies a day. We have a pretty "strict" routine down though, so they watch it during their rest time, since none of them actually nap anymore. I just found that it was too much for Hunter when he didn't want to play with his toys anymore and had lost so much of his imagination. Now that we've been rid of it for almost a year his imagination is back and he hardly ever asks to watch it! I think it's different for every family...just our experience.Ashleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01620535027376861239noreply@blogger.com