Kids and TV

Contributed by Milford Woods

When my husband was growing up, he did not have cable. He tells me this frequently and before we had kids he was insistent that we cancel our cable when we had kids. After we had our first child he told me it was time to cancel it. I refused and instead switched to direct.tv. It is not that I want our kids growing up glued to the TV, but I will be the one at home with our kids all day and I deserve to watch a little TV. As our kids get a little older I will let them watch some TV. I really think they can learn a lot from educational shows like Sesame Street. I refuse to let the TV act as a babysitter as some parents do. When the weather is nice I think that kids should be outside playing and exploring. However, when they need to sit still for a few minutes, I see no problem with them watching a little TV. I have friends who do not let their kids watch any TV. I say good for them, but I have a different parenting strategy.