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I have never seen anyone have health problems from NOT watching TV or eating fast food, but I know lots of examples of the opposite.  So, if my child wants to find out if he is the type of person who can watch TV for hours on end without getting depressed or crabby and/or eat fast food regularly without getting fat, he is going to have to figure that out on his own as an adult: I am not going to be running that experiment on him as a child.[/quote]

The only problem with this statement is if you make tv and fast food taboo you're likely to make them want it more when they have the freedom to try it.  My husband and a few of my friends grew up in no tv, no fast food households.  Trust me, they're making up for lost time now.  I'd rather teach my kids how to balance it in.[/quote]

You know, the funny thing is, this assumes that TV and fast food are two universal constants that no child can resist.  In our family, we don't "make TV and fast food taboo" any more than we make duck pin bowling and quilting taboo.  It's just not something we're all that into. My kid likes to help me cook actual food.  She likes to make art, music, read, or write stories with me.  Crazy over-the-top sugary cereal isn't taboo either--she can buy it with her allowance if she wants to.  Just usually doesn't.[/quote]

Well, there is a reason McDonalds serves billions and people watch way too much TV.  It must suck people in somehow.  The analogy to duck pin bowling and quilting doesn't make much sense to me.  Duck pin bowling and quilting aren't around every corner.  They are not completely pervasive in our society.  But here's hoping your kids (and mine) are immune to this stuff and make good choices.[/quote]

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