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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Any thoughts on Big Time Rush and [b]some show about surviving middle school[/b]? I think they are Nick Teen. Found my 8 year old watching them. About Big Time Rush he said "But I only watch it for the music, Mom!"[/quote]

You're probably thinking of "Ned's Declassified School Survival Guide". Here's a review from Common Sense Media, which many parents swear by as a way to keep tabs on what their kids want to watch. The reviews can be pretty detailed, so I think you can get a good sense of how you feel about the show. https://www.commonsensemedia.org/tv-reviews/neds-declassified-school-survival-guide

Here's the one for Big Time Rush https://www.commonsensemedia.org/tv-reviews/big-time-rush

I personally don't really rely on that site, but that's because I generally don't really censor anything that would be legal for my kids to watch (if it's on one of the pay-per-view channels and is practically soft p*rn, then that's almost certainly a no way, but other than that...). It's pretty much the one area in which I am a way more permissive parent than anyone I know.

For me personally I would not mind either show in the slightest, and I would believe him about only watching for the music. But my kids are also sick of our endless conversations about how badly the media distorts everything and how nobody's life is actually like what you see on any of these shows. They're responsible for their own behavior regardless of how some character acts, and if they behave badly that will be dealt with. If a show is consistently causing or reinforcing my kid's bad behavior then the logical consequence is they can no longer watch that show -- but it would be as a specific response to not being able to handle it not a blanket banning of the show. I am personally of the mind that, if a TV show has that much influence over my kid's behavior, then we have bigger problems and TV time will be severely cut to make more time for a stronger focus on character training.
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I work in the media and I know how effective it can be in delivering messages you don't want.
If it was not, people would not bother making commercials. Yes, as a parent I am the frontline at character building which, to me is the number 1 reason, a lot of those shows are banned in my house.

1) I do not support stereotypes

2) you may not model the BEHAVIOUR of the asinine characters, but by the same token, I don't want you to find it entertaining.
Same reason I don't watch torture movies, some s*** just ain't entertaining -
and should not be considered as such. Period.

3) I don't want the first examples of teens to be those asinine characters on a lot of these shows.
Same reason I want to teach my kids about sex, and not learn from some kid on the playground or porn.
I want to set the framework

4) no, these programs will not turn my kid into a mindless zombie. But I would rather head off the possibility at the pass, then spend my time trying to dig up seeds I wish I has never allowed to get planted.[/quote]

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