How much TV do you let your kids watch?

my sons never watched alot of tv.Mostly when they watched it was a movie (disney) or sports.Once they hit age 6 the tv was off sun thru thursday nights.All thru school including HS.

My son never knew there were other channels then PBS until he was 5.

No way I would let my kidss watch those shows .they aren't for children IMHO.

Kiddo watches Mary Poppins 1-2 times a day and nothing else. He won't watch anything else.

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the tv is on all day has background noise she plays but she watches it too. we watch noggin and pbs sprout only

the t.v is on 24 hrs a day especially in there rooms. they may not watch it that long but it's on!

Same here.

Quoting Godsgirl4ever06:

the tv is on all day has background noise she plays but she watches it too. we watch noggin and pbs sprout only

we limit tv pretty strictly in our home...we didn't allow it at all for the kids until they were over 2 years old...after that they get to choose 2 shows per week...within limits and 30 min. total each...more often than not they forget to even ask if they can watch..i certainly don't remind them.  they are allowed the occasional movie or special holiday show as well...we bend the rules a bit if they are sick but that rarely happens either.  i don't like them just sitting there watching for long periods...i don't feel like most of the shows that are on are worth the time it takes to watch them...they don't miss it so i don't encourage it...we keep music on pretty much all day and personally i am not a fan of "background noise" my kids make enough noise as it is...

Same here, except the tv is either on in the living room or my bedroom. I recently took my son's out of his room as punishment and moved it to my room.

Quoting Buggy979:

the t.v is on 24 hrs a day especially in there rooms. they may not watch it that long but it's on!

I have read about studies that have reported that leaving the TV on while children play or eat or even sleep is bad. The effects are astounding. ADD and many other developmental problems. Besides the fact the TV  reflects life in an unrealistic way.