tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8033398967737588792.post2715419529401451794..comments2023-10-22T20:02:21.294+11:00Comments on A Vision Splendid: More RadioA Vision Splendidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16117977569651546270noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8033398967737588792.post-15919009525772608962009-06-11T13:54:36.474+10:002009-06-11T13:54:36.474+10:00Lovely post. I too try to hold back many things. ...Lovely post. I too try to hold back many things. So far, my boys are with me on many issues, but I know that with the teenage years will come new challenges, including the questioning of parental values.<br />We've never watched the teen soapies for the reasons that you suggest. Also off the menu are music videos. I love music, including some modern songs but the videos that go with them are just so visually powerful and send out some really mixed messages that. It makes me sad to see little girls gyrating to the sounds of popular songs, not knowing what those movemetnts are meant to simulate. I wonder why more parents aren't worried.<br />Our computers and telly are in the family room that is where our kids spend most of their time, with the family.Joannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12824924349210440889noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8033398967737588792.post-82110051873934227882009-06-10T10:58:38.005+10:002009-06-10T10:58:38.005+10:00What a great post and so very true. My 10 year old...What a great post and so very true. My 10 year old has use of a phone - when she's going to the shops or for a walk with a friend - to contact me if needed. We have computers downstairs where they can be supervised and no TVs in bedrooms. I know it'll be a battle because my dh doesn't really see this as necessary but I've put down my foot so far. Like you, we'll see what happens when they get older. <br /><br />Libbylibbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14306878370572439115noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8033398967737588792.post-24496918979048579492009-06-10T10:52:37.238+10:002009-06-10T10:52:37.238+10:00My 2yr old grandson has a portable DVD player. My ...My 2yr old grandson has a portable DVD player. My daughter lets him watch it in the car(whatever happened to looking out the window?) and in his room before he goes to sleep. He is so over stimulated that it usually takes over an hour for him to fall asleep, and she wonders why!!!<br />The TV in my daughters house is on about 16hrs a day!<br />My grandson is addicted to TV, he watches it far too much and even when he is not in the room if you turn it off he has a tantrum.<br />He has delayed speech which I believe is because of the TV but it is a convenient babysitter so it just stays on!<br />I would love to say something to her but don't know how to go about it without offending her. The last thing I want is to create a family rift, especially now that she is pregnant with grandson #2.<br />I have always thought I watched too much TV, sometimes wasting up to 4 hours a day mesmerised by all the pretty colours(lol)but have cut back recently and am planning to eliminate it completely by the end of the year.<br />Children and even teens with mobile phones is one of my pet hates. It is all about image and has nothing to do with keeping in touch. When my girls were 16 and allowed to go out with there friends my hubby would make them take his phone with them so WE felt safer being able to get in touch with them but it was never used, not once!Michellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16907021712935423492noreply@blogger.com