tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-445507993520636154.post6650569052717983310..comments2023-06-20T07:30:43.127-07:00Comments on mama liddle: Kill Your Television?Amber Liddlehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08049947191143341720noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-445507993520636154.post-88128144122864179752009-11-09T17:23:51.916-08:002009-11-09T17:23:51.916-08:00everything in moderation!!! i watched tv as a kid ...everything in moderation!!! i watched tv as a kid and grew up to be an adult that creates more than i watch tv.ringmasterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08873498147823483878noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-445507993520636154.post-84079486879833715442009-11-06T11:47:09.466-08:002009-11-06T11:47:09.466-08:00I was raised in a no-TV household but allow my kid...I was raised in a no-TV household but allow my kids to watch TV in part to avoid the television obsession sunnymama mentions sunnyboy's no-TV friends having. I remember going to grandparents' houses and wanting to only watch TV because of the novelty, where if it hadn't been such a rarity I would have spent time playing. Emma watched more television before she had siblings - if you're the parent of an only child, it's the only way you get a break sometimes! Johnny hasn't watched nearly as much, and partially as a result he doesn't have anywhere near Emma's sign language vocabulary (which she acquired by watching signing time DVDs). I think the only concern is if you plant your kids in front of the TV ALL the time, and it's obvious from your blog that you don't do that with Ingrid!MaryAnnehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13253503049272771754noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-445507993520636154.post-91366676980072290512009-11-06T07:12:46.472-08:002009-11-06T07:12:46.472-08:00I agree when you say moderation is key. I like to ...I agree when you say moderation is key. I like to take the middle road and let them be exposed to a little bit of everything. My kids LOVE books and would choose them over TV...some days; some days a kid has just got to watch some Wow Wow Wubbzy. Geez, I feel the same way. I love a stack of books in bed, but a cheesy 80's flick sure sounds good too.<br /><br />Everyone I know that takes things away completely makes that child go for it obsessively. NO candy...kid is fat and crazy for it. No TV, kid loves it.<br /><br />Whatever works for you guys but I think since you pay attention to it, she's not going to turn out obese and lazy :)Mommy, Papa and the 'Nutshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10266050896514458492noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-445507993520636154.post-24245824738119295362009-11-06T06:48:09.720-08:002009-11-06T06:48:09.720-08:00Trying to comment on this post while sunnyboy is n...Trying to comment on this post while sunnyboy is needed my assistance to fix our dodgy dvd player! Wanted to say we love TV/dvds too! Like books, TV can be a wonderful learning tool. Sunnyboy never just passively watches and also will happily choose to turn of the TV and do other things. Interestingly it is our young TV-free Waldorf friends who come round and become obsessed with staring at the television, much to their parents annoyance.sunnymamahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15921464038530993066noreply@blogger.com