Comments on: Using Television As a Babysitter http://www.noodad.com/wp/instructions/using_television_as_a_babysitter wiping asses and taking names since 2006 Fri, 19 Mar 2010 01:55:00 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9 hourly 1 By: TheChick http://www.noodad.com/wp/instructions/using_television_as_a_babysitter/comment-page-1#comment-607 TheChick Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-607 \"Hilarious\" \”Hilarious\”

]]> By: Alethia http://www.noodad.com/wp/instructions/using_television_as_a_babysitter/comment-page-1#comment-926 Alethia Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-926 \\\"Require them to at least have it on as background noise if they don\\\'t want to watch.\\\" Oh man. My nephews and niece grew up on background TV. It was on 90% of the time, even when no one was watching. They left it on while friends were over, while adults were talking, while adults were talking TO THE KIDS. And it\\\'s not like they used low volume. Thanks in part to that, those kids can\\\'t fathom the idea of taking turns in conversation -- they talk over each other all the time. I intend to teach my kids a lot of computer and gaming skills, but limit TV. But, hey, unless it becomes a huge problem in your lives, no reason to cut it out entirely. If you did that, how could you watch Supernanny? \\\”Require them to at least have it on as background noise if they don\\\’t want to watch.\\\”

Oh man. My nephews and niece grew up on background TV. It was on 90% of the time, even when no one was watching. They left it on while friends were over, while adults were talking, while adults were talking TO THE KIDS. And it\\\’s not like they used low volume. Thanks in part to that, those kids can\\\’t fathom the idea of taking turns in conversation — they talk over each other all the time.

I intend to teach my kids a lot of computer and gaming skills, but limit TV. But, hey, unless it becomes a huge problem in your lives, no reason to cut it out entirely. If you did that, how could you watch Supernanny?

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