OP it seems like there's some debate about how long & how often the TV is on for?

I love snuggling with my 7 & 10 year old a few nights a week to watch a show with them.

If it's lazy parenting then ok, I accept. Sometimes I feel lazy and I know they do too.

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Anonymous wrote:I don’t think it’s a problem if it’s done together as a family and it’s not for hours and hours every day. It’s kind of sweet that your MSer, ESer, and DH have something they want to watch together!

Disagree. Its not kind of sweet, its lazy parenting.

Watching a limited amount of decent TV with your kids is lazy parenting? WTF, no wonder the surgeon general issued a warning for parents.

An after-dinner TV show or two used to be a mainstay of family life all across the globe, and probably still is in areas where over scheduling is less common. You laugh together and bond.

When did OP say limited or decent? And she's not watching ao this isnt a mainstay of family life.

^ And fwiw, we do very very limited TV (none at all on weekdays) because we have young kids with early bedtimes, so we have zero time to deviate from our evening routine. But when they can sleep later I will absolutely relax the no TV rule

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Anonymous wrote:I don’t think it’s a problem if it’s done together as a family and it’s not for hours and hours every day. It’s kind of sweet that your MSer, ESer, and DH have something they want to watch together!

Disagree. Its not kind of sweet, its lazy parenting.

Watching a limited amount of decent TV with your kids is lazy parenting? WTF, no wonder the surgeon general issued a warning for parents.

An after-dinner TV show or two used to be a mainstay of family life all across the globe, and probably still is in areas where over scheduling is less common. You laugh together and bond.

What a lazy pig

Anonymous wrote:My tween and 4th grader watch tv everyday and my husband watches also with them. I fear they don’t know how to do anything else when they don’t have structured activities . I’ve faught with my husband about this but I don’t know what to do. What do your kids do after school (to be clear they both have sports and activities). Help

Depends on what they are watching.
Movies = Good.
Reality TV and woke garbage = Bad.

Anonymous wrote:I don’t think it’s a problem if it’s done together as a family and it’s not for hours and hours every day. It’s kind of sweet that your MSer, ESer, and DH have something they want to watch together!

Disagree. Its not kind of sweet, its lazy parenting.

We have a no screens during the week rule because "a little tv" turned in to "im soooo bored" any time it wasnt on and i didnt like that. So now my kids have activities most evenings but when they are home they play music, build forts, legos, ride bikes, read, help with dinner, or whatever they like that isnt a screen. I dont plan things for them and they know if they tell me they are bored i will assign a chore.

Are we talking an hour a day? After school, activities, hw, dinner? Fine. 6 hours every Saturday? I would suggest other options. Bring out the board games, bake, take a walk, playdate .

I don’t think it’s a problem if it’s done together as a family and it’s not for hours and hours every day. It’s kind of sweet that your MSer, ESer, and DH have something they want to watch together!

Anonymous wrote:My tween and 4th grader watch tv everyday and my husband watches also with them. I fear they don’t know how to do anything else when they don’t have structured activities . I’ve faught with my husband about this but I don’t know what to do. What do your kids do after school (to be clear they both have sports and activities). Help

What’s wrong with TV? Not understanding the problem. What do you want them to do? Crafts?

My kids are smaller and they have activities, play and read books or listen to audio books or music. We dont have a tv that they can turn on themselves and neither DH or I watch. They have ipads but need us to unlock them.

Can the tv be "broken"? But in general a little tv is ok if they are otherwise doing things. Everyone needs to rest and veg sometimes.

Anonymous wrote:My tween and 4th grader watch tv everyday and my husband watches also with them. I fear they don’t know how to do anything else when they don’t have structured activities . I’ve faught with my husband about this but I don’t know what to do. What do your kids do after school (to be clear they both have sports and activities). Help

WTH is faught?

My tween and 4th grader watch tv everyday and my husband watches also with them. I fear they don’t know how to do anything else when they don’t have structured activities . I’ve faught with my husband about this but I don’t know what to do. What do your kids do after school (to be clear they both have sports and activities). Help