I would agree...our 4 year old loves watching TV. When we limit it we have good behavior....when we don't limit it, we have behavior problems, and that does seem to support the hyperactivity part. Plus, lots of the "KIDS" shows (quotes for emphasis) are garbage these days. No more Looney Toons or Scooby Doo...we have Spongebob, iCarley, and a bunch of other absolute crap shows.
What about that group of delusional dope smokers that go around looking for trouble?
/Watched that show for years myself as a kid and never got it until I saw a shirt at a Dead show that siad "Pass scoobie the doobie".
I wondered why i always like vans and was a rather wild child back in the day, It's not my fault blame "scoobie doobie do".
I didn't want to damage my son's brain by giving him access to the garbage that passes for TVY7, so I had to filter out whole channels, like Disney and Nickelodeon.
I do worry about the shows she will want to watch in the next few years. The stuff on Nickelodeon is NOT appropriate for ANYONE, let alone a little girl.
Can you guys both say more about this? About the inappropriate material on kid-centric channels. Good points for discussion.
Can you guys both say more about this? About the inappropriate material on kid-centric channels. Good points for discussion.
That is really the theme these days. The networks are doing their best to inundate children with hyperactive and inappropriate material. They want to normalize bad behavior and to sexualize children at younger ages.There are tons of cartoons that fall into this same category - normalizing outlandish behavior.
That's really good. More parents should be this way. I think people should be diligent with everything, even the somewhat-trustworthy networks.So, yeah, there are a LOT of really bad influences on TV (my opinion), but there are a few gems as well. Thankfully, as a parent, I have the HONOR (and responsibility) of choosing what influences I want for my girl.
Sure, I think that is a factor.Networks are "evil" only if you consider the free market "evil". They will run whatever pays.