Parents: are you for or against kids having tv and/or computer in their room?
Answer:
Although I was against it, all my kids have tvs in their room.
I did hear that they should not watch tv before bedtime.
I allow my kids to watch up untll the second full house is over, LOL that's 9:30, but if they don't wake up bright eyed and cheery it's off at 9 the next night. And once my son was caught watching tv at 12 midnight and the cable was taken out of the room for a week. He then tried to be a sneek about it until I showed him that the tv stays hot even if he just turned it off.
Since that we haven't had any problems with it.
I don't think my kids will get a computer of their own until college. That needs close monitoring so I don't think they should be on a computer where a parent can't walk past and look over their shoulder.
I'm for anything that makes a child happy as long as he complys with the rules and it doesn't change his behavior. Every child needs something that they want, so that when they misbehave, you have something to take away.
Against it... children's bedrooms are for non-stimulating activities... I think it would cause to much distraction, and you will end up having issues down the road.
I am OK with the TV. I don't see a problem with it. I would suggest one with a timer though so that if he falls asleep it is not on all night. A computer NO. Too many crazy people that will try to do things or get your kids to do things that are not appropriate. That is my opinion.
In my opinion, it is not a good idea. Your kid may sleep well now, but a TV can be a big distraction! If I had a kid, I wouldn't let them! NEVER let a kid have a computer in his/her room!
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I would just becarfule because he is libel to stay in his room all the time and be withdrawn from the rest of the family
My kids have a tv, VCR, DVD player, playstation 2, and a V-Smile in their room and I think it's a great thing. If they want to watch something and we are watching something else they just watch it in their room. I wouldn't mind them having a computer if they were old enough to use it, but I would carefully monitor them on that.
They spend tons of time with us as a family and are usually only in there watching TV and playing games while we are making dinner or watching a program that bores them.
Not against it we have one in the lounge room so we can watch shows, videos that are not suitable viewing for kids. I let him watch children's video in the bedroom but set a limit so he is asleep by 9 or 9.30 pm.
TV is very good for some kids to sleep as you say you could block the bad channels which is good. We want what is best for our kids. also a computer is also good . but please monitor what he is doing. sometime go in a watch TV with him sports, cartoons etc. and talk about the shows with him. same thing with the computer. the more you bond with him the less he will keep secrets and always want to talk. yes a simple TV can do that. good luck.
My boys are 18 and 21 and they did not have TV in their room. One had a computer, but not hooked up to the Internet and very rarely used. They had access to Internet in room just off of kitchen and had TV with Play Station in our downstairs "TV Room."
I am against it. A Bedroom is for sleeping. A TV is more of an adult privledge. A computer in the bedroom is badnews all the way around. Your child could be chatting w/ the wrong kind of people, unknowing to them. You see stories of that on TV news all the time.
A bedroom should be a soothing place togo to unwind and sleep. Just b/c your child wants something, do they always have to have it? Did you have one as an 11 yr old child? I know i didn't and came out ok.
Also once they are teens, they don't want to be around family anyway and Mom, you will not be happy... why give them another reason to be moody and not come around the family?
In a nutshell, I say treat them as kids, not mini adults.
Good luck w/ your decision. I see there is a wide variety of opinions out there.
i'm 13 and i have a tv in my room and its fine.. i also have a laptop so i have a computer in it too... as long as u trust ur child not to do anything they arent supposed to do. they'll be fine...
I can't imagine encouraging a child to watch more boob tube than he already must. Gee, if he isn't watching tv, he must be . . . . reading, playing, using his imagination, drawing, talking to his mom, etc etc etc. I think it is terrible to put a tv in your child's room. Talk about rotting their brain. Why don't you put a snack bar in too? Then you'll never have to see him.
i've had a tv in my room since i was little - and a computer in my room since 5th grade
TV yes, computer no. You sound like an intelligent, responsible parent. What in the world are you asking a bunch of strangers for?
I was against it before I had kids, but i let my daughter have one. She actually isnt all that interested in watching a lot of TV, so I guess I got lucky there. definitely a no for the computer, i have 2 set up in the dining room
as long as u can trust him not to use it after bed time on skewl days, he should be able to have one.
it all depends on a matter of trust and limits =)
Mine has one in her room that gets absolutely no reception. The built-in VCR works, and she also takes the DVD player in there on occasion. I watch what she takes in there to watch. She knows that she doesn't watch any R rated movies, and if I catch her, she's grounded. The ones I have aren't too bad anyway, but she knows the rules.
I was against it and my kids 10 yrs bugged me and bugged me and bugged me so finally I gave in. Guess what? It is in my daughters room and she rarely watches it. My son has the computer in his room but they are only allowed to play games on it, do school work, or go on certain web sites that we have OKs and they always have to have the door open. I think if you make it a huge issue by forbidding it, it just turns into something that they want even more.
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I would say no. A tv and/or computer that is not supervised would be a mistake. Kids have enough temptations.
I personally am against it for my family. I only allow my kids an hour a day and I would find that more difficult to monitor if they had tvs in their rooms. It really depends on what rules you have in your home regarding tv. If you limit the time he watches or would rather him spend more time in a family area, don't bother. If you are alright with him regulating his own tv time or don't mind losing him to his room for a larger period of time, have at it.
I agree.Tv is ok but, computer not ok.
it depends on the child we let one have a computer the other the tv so they have to share and get along, at their age they have very little privacy and they only watch tv on the weekends
well i would base it on your son...
does he do his homework in his room...and if so would he keep it off during home work time.
is he responsilbe enough to know to turn it off at a certain time and not sneak to turn it back on.
does he take care of his things that he has in his room...like radio and toys and furnicher that he has...if not and he breaks alot of things then i wouldnt...but if he dont i would go for it
also the computer would be a big no...
good luck
We have told our kids from the start that there will be no computer or T.V. in their room - the reason for the computer is obvious, but the reason I say no T.V. is because it is very important to us that we spend a lot of time together as a family - I don't want my children to isolate themselves from the rest of the family, especially as they get older.
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