We are not couch potatoes at our house. We have no reception to speak of and getting dish network or something of that nature would surely turn us into couch potatoes.
However, I do allow my toddlers/preschoolers to watch as much TV in the form of movies as they would like. I have a couple reasons for this: first of all, I get absolutely nothing done around the house otherwise; secondly, repetition and music is good for vocabulary development for little children.
My two year old proved this theory correct this morning. He is two and a half and loves his movies. His usual favorites are Muppet Treasure Island and George of the Jungle. But recently we bought the new release of Mulon on DVD so we’ve been watching that constantly.
This morning as I was trying to get my big kids ready for school, Elijah was playing with a toy drum, using a “magic wand.” He proceeded to the kitchen and beat on the floor, then suddenly turned to Zach and said, “Bow to me!” He normally doesn’t speak very clearly so I was surprised to hear him say it so clearly and asked my big kids, “What did he say?” He seemed to sense our need for a repeat and did, “Bow to me!” with his magic wand in place of a sword as seen in Mulon, pointed directly at Zach’s face. I had to ask the kids what it was from. Of course it all made sense once they told me, Mulon.
So our little Eli is growing up, speaking more clearly and using a magic wand as a sword! As tedious as housework is for four children, these are the moments that make parenting worth while! They sure can be fun.
I am Yow, king of the rock…
That’s nothing compared to Zach imitating the nude Yow, saying “I am Yow, King of the Rock. And there’s nuttin’ you girls can do about it!”
I’m just waiting for Elijah to decide it’s time to play that scene out in the bathtub…
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Matthew P. Barnson
cool
Just so long as you don’t let them watch barney, its all good 🙂
Oh Holy Television Set
Anyone who says they’ll never let their kids watch TV haven’t had kids yet. As soon as you realize how exhausting kids can be, that TV will be on. We would never have made it through the last 18 months without Baby Einstein, Dora the Explorer DVDs, and the Noggin network. And there can’t be much harm, because at 18 months Joey can count to ten and identify about half the letters of the alphabet.
— Ben Schuman Mad, Mad Tenor
Vaminos!
Backpack, Backpack I’m the map, I’m the map We did it, we did it Butterfly gardeb, cornfield, tallest mountain Swiper no swiping and my favorite thing I’ve heard 1000000000 times in the past two months: What was your favorite part?……..I liked that too! Oh, and the cool dudes who play the spanish music when you get to a mojor point
My $.02 (in pesos) Weed
TV
We have no fewer than 5 TVs in our house. They are almost always all on and usually tuned to Disney or Nick.
TV IS NOT BAD FOR YOU!!
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Well i do not agree
I do think that what you was saying in your blog was good and clear. Parents usually just let there children watch televsion to keep them quiet but how many parents acatually know what there child is watching? i should imagine by now that your child is older and may be watching things that you may not want him to watch. I think that some television shows are useful but, films such as Mulan do have alot of violence in it. The film is teaching them about battles and seeing people that are dead.
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Yeah…
TV has clearly had an influence on spelling and grammer skills.
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