What is your daycare's policy on tv?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I think it is a very bad quality daycare where kids watch TV. Maybe laptop or PC where to use for songs or educational. But let kids watching TV while someone preparing breakfast, lunch is not the best practice, kids need to supervised all the time.

My kids ARE supervised at all times. My kitchen is maybe 10 feet from where they are sitting. What do you propose? The kids come stand next to a hot stove/oven while I cook? Parents want it all, there has to be some kind of compromise. If the kids cant be left 10 feet from me to watch an EDUCATIONAL show on tv or GULP mickey mouse club house or Dora, so I can cook, maybe the parents should then bring the food in so I dont have to be away from the kids. I DO hope you dont think I should take them into the bathroom with me while I do my business. Thank god not all my parents are like this. I have others who wouldnt care if their child have tv time or not.

Simple answer, you can hire helper who can prepare breakfast, lunch and snacks while you doing educational activities with kids. But no worries, if your parents don't complain about TV that means you are right fit for them.

[Anonymous]

These no TV parents have kids that grow up addicted to porn so I laugh at their diligence when the kids are young.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Honestly I think you'll end up having to move your DC, but it's worth a shot before you do....I'd say to your provider that you've noticed that the TV seems on pretty frequently and you're not happy with that- you would like to see it revert to the the policy you were told when you started - a 1/2 hr on Fridays (or whatever it was). It may help if you know a few of the other parents so it's not just you complaining but others too - I cant imagine any parent thinks that is just hunky dory.[/quote

And then leave your kid alone with her?
Do you send food back at resturants too?

IMO find a new place. Give notice last day and tell her why.
If she demands severance tell her you'd be happy to after licensing verifies the amount of TV time is acceptable.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Honestly I think you'll end up having to move your DC, but it's worth a shot before you do....I'd say to your provider that you've noticed that the TV seems on pretty frequently and you're not happy with that- you would like to see it revert to the the policy you were told when you started - a 1/2 hr on Fridays (or whatever it was). It may help if you know a few of the other parents so it's not just you complaining but others too - I cant imagine any parent thinks that is just hunky dory.

And then leave your kid alone with her?
Do you send food back at resturants too?

IMO find a new place. Give notice last day and tell her why.
If she demands severance tell her you'd be happy to after licensing verifies the amount of TV time is acceptable.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Honestly I think you'll end up having to move your DC, but it's worth a shot before you do....I'd say to your provider that you've noticed that the TV seems on pretty frequently and you're not happy with that- you would like to see it revert to the the policy you were told when you started - a 1/2 hr on Fridays (or whatever it was). It may help if you know a few of the other parents so it's not just you complaining but others too - I cant imagine any parent thinks that is just hunky dory.

Seriously, i think it is a crock those parents who come in and complain about the tv being on. And those who claim to never watch tv while their child is awake. etc etc etc. I grew up with a tv, my kids, my grandkids. I have a policy in place where the kids watch tv when they first come in (while I am getting breakfast), and sometimes during the time I am getting lunch ready. Whats funny is I have parents who want tv limited, yet their kids are the very ones coming in telling me how they saw this at home, or we watched this. Or mommy lets us watch this, etc etc etc. So before proclaiming to your provider how you are a tv free home, be sure the kids dont spill their guts. I see right through these families.

Please tell us where your "care" is located. So we can avoid.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Honestly I think you'll end up having to move your DC, but it's worth a shot before you do....I'd say to your provider that you've noticed that the TV seems on pretty frequently and you're not happy with that- you would like to see it revert to the the policy you were told when you started - a 1/2 hr on Fridays (or whatever it was). It may help if you know a few of the other parents so it's not just you complaining but others too - I cant imagine any parent thinks that is just hunky dory.

Seriously, i think it is a crock those parents who come in and complain about the tv being on. And those who claim to never watch tv while their child is awake. etc etc etc. I grew up with a tv, my kids, my grandkids. I have a policy in place where the kids watch tv when they first come in (while I am getting breakfast), and sometimes during the time I am getting lunch ready. Whats funny is I have parents who want tv limited, yet their kids are the very ones coming in telling me how they saw this at home, or we watched this. Or mommy lets us watch this, etc etc etc. So before proclaiming to your provider how you are a tv free home, be sure the kids dont spill their guts. I see right through these families.

So wait, just because YOU can't live without TV, you think nobody else can either? Sorry sweetie, but many of us do indeed strictly limit or even prohibit TV for young children, in accordance with the American Academy of Pediatrics recommendations. But it doesn't matter anyway -- even if we watch TV on occasion at home I would never expect a PAID daycare provider to rely on it on a regular basis. They are supposed to be professionals.

[Anonymous]

There shouldnt be tv time in daycares or preschools.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I think it is a very bad quality daycare where kids watch TV. Maybe laptop or PC where to use for songs or educational. But let kids watching TV while someone preparing breakfast, lunch is not the best practice, kids need to supervised all the time.

My kids ARE supervised at all times. My kitchen is maybe 10 feet from where they are sitting. What do you propose? The kids come stand next to a hot stove/oven while I cook? Parents want it all, there has to be some kind of compromise. If the kids cant be left 10 feet from me to watch an EDUCATIONAL show on tv or GULP mickey mouse club house or Dora, so I can cook, maybe the parents should then bring the food in so I dont have to be away from the kids. I DO hope you dont think I should take them into the bathroom with me while I do my business. Thank god not all my parents are like this. I have others who wouldnt care if their child have tv time or not.

Simple answer, you can hire helper who can prepare breakfast, lunch and snacks while you doing educational activities with kids. But no worries, if your parents don't complain about TV that means you are right fit for them.

LOL If I could afford to i would but not required to have one for the number of children I care for. You all here on DCUM are the narrowest minded people I have ever seen.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Honestly I think you'll end up having to move your DC, but it's worth a shot before you do....I'd say to your provider that you've noticed that the TV seems on pretty frequently and you're not happy with that- you would like to see it revert to the the policy you were told when you started - a 1/2 hr on Fridays (or whatever it was). It may help if you know a few of the other parents so it's not just you complaining but others too - I cant imagine any parent thinks that is just hunky dory.

Seriously, i think it is a crock those parents who come in and complain about the tv being on. And those who claim to never watch tv while their child is awake. etc etc etc. I grew up with a tv, my kids, my grandkids. I have a policy in place where the kids watch tv when they first come in (while I am getting breakfast), and sometimes during the time I am getting lunch ready. Whats funny is I have parents who want tv limited, yet their kids are the very ones coming in telling me how they saw this at home, or we watched this. Or mommy lets us watch this, etc etc etc. So before proclaiming to your provider how you are a tv free home, be sure the kids dont spill their guts. I see right through these families.

Please tell us where your "care" is located. So we can avoid.

Believe me, 99% of the parents on here I wouldnt WANT in my daycare. I run an exceptional daycare, no matter what you think, and have never had any issues with it. So i surely must be doing something right.

[Anonymous]

You all make me laugh. I raised several kids with no books, no manuals, no help, no cry it out methods, they watched tv and they are all happy healthy well adjusted adults with excellent jobs, etc. It never ceases to amaze me to read stuff on here and think gee how did our kids survive the stuff DCUM parents are totally against? Like they say, whatever floats your boat. You do it your way, I do it mine.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:You all make me laugh. I raised several kids with no books, no manuals, no help, no cry it out methods, they watched tv and they are all happy healthy well adjusted adults with excellent jobs, etc. It never ceases to amaze me to read stuff on here and think gee how did our kids survive the stuff DCUM parents are totally against? Like they say, whatever floats your boat. You do it your way, I do it mine.

I've seen an excellent quote here on DCUM, and I think it bears repeating here: the plural of anecdote is not data. Nobody is attacking you for letting your kids watch TV, but it is troubling for a daycare provider to do something that goes against what is well-known to be best for small children. I'm talking about scientific studies, not your brain surgeon children.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:You all make me laugh. I raised several kids with no books, no manuals, no help, no cry it out methods, they watched tv and they are all happy healthy well adjusted adults with excellent jobs, etc. It never ceases to amaze me to read stuff on here and think gee how did our kids survive the stuff DCUM parents are totally against? Like they say, whatever floats your boat. You do it your way, I do it mine.

I've seen an excellent quote here on DCUM, and I think it bears repeating here: the plural of anecdote is not data. Nobody is attacking you for letting your kids watch TV, but it is troubling for a daycare provider to do something that goes against what is well-known to be best for small children. I'm talking about scientific studies, not your brain surgeon children.

And it's the most recent research that indicates that screen time in the early years may be a contributor to childhood obesity. My own children watched television when they were young, but if I were to do it again, they would not. The only reason I could see for television in childcare would be for a center or in-home that also has school-aged children -- on rainy days in summer or days off while other children were having naptime.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:These no TV parents have kids that grow up addicted to porn so I laugh at their diligence when the kids are young.

Oh yeah, I'm sure there is a direct relationship between no TV and porn addiction. Definitely.

[Anonymous]

I have daycare without TV, but even if I had one there is no time for it between Art, Music, and Languages classes for TV.

I use PC for a backround music for gymnastics/dancing class or singing with kids. Our children progressing really good without watching, in my opinion stupid TV programs.

[Anonymous]

My child's daycare does not have tv. While not my primary reason for picking that daycare, I knew didn't want one with a tv. The kids at our daycare interact, have pretend play, have music class, speak in Spanish, etc etc etc. There are SO many things to do with children other than let them watch tv. This is not to say we're a no tv house- we're not. My kid likes tv just like any other... but we make it a point to do other things first.
Everything in moderation.