Kids exposure to TV and the Internet
Well, I guess Dave and I are pretty ‘conservative’ in what we let them watch…Bear in mind we’re Christian parents who actually try to practice the Word, so you know we don’t let them watch the ‘Halloween’, ‘Ghost’, ‘Witchcraft’ shows on even the popular shows like the Backyardigans and the Wiggels or Dora, all of which I think are in general great innocent ‘educational’ entertainment for under 5s.
No TV? Probably the best way to go if you have things for them to do and the support to give them which I didn’t, or being a non-pioneer and raised as a member of generation X didn’t realize I needed to tap into until too late. And while its not too late now, I apply our attitude now…
Anyway – little kids realize a lot more than they are given credit for (my opinion). I remember when Nathan was 5 months old he suddenly started sleeping badly and had ‘bad dreams’. I couldn’t figure it out until my mom said to me; ‘Did you watch the Twin tower bombings and the aftermath?’…
I felt dreadful… trying to shield my child from the world, I had totally forgotten that day when I had accidentally switched the TV to Sky news and watched the whole thing unfolding live – with my baby Nathan on his blankie on the floor with his little eyes watching the horror of exploding buildings and people screaming and stressing on TV.
My thoughts for this blog are what I do usually. Little kid programs. Not Spiderman movies or Superman movies or whatever, but the animation of Moses, and stories of how and why Jesus died. He is so much stronger than pretend Super Hero’s.
Why is it so hard to explain that… it isn’t really if you try.. raising little children from death, healing people with horrid diseases, making sure mom’s and dad’s had food everyday when there was none… the Bible is full of amazing stuff – none more than the fact that Our Super Hero Son of God! Died…
A terrible death, in our place, as our sacrifice for ourselves for the sin we commit until we turn to Him… WOW!!! Pretty strong stuff for big people, and its great for the little guys too! And they understand it more than we do…
You know, I think my kids are OK by the Grace of God, and we have to deal with other kids at the day care stories about what they watched on TV – I mean Buffy the Vampire Slater re-runs for 5 year olds??? Get a grip people…
And so we are ourselves and chat about what they chatted with their friends about as I am paying for THREE day care places at a whacking great amount a month I get some say in what videos are shown after school and am starting to supply my own, like Moses, and the Rescuers and INNOCENT stuff for innocent KIDS.
SO watch what your kids watch, preferably in the case of movies BEFORE they do and make sure its OK.
Little minds are like very superior computers.. what they take in they will process and keep. YOU are a small part of their filing system admin. Don’t let stuff in to them while you can that will harm them…and THINK people…when YOU were 3 or 4 or 5, how would YOU have dealt with the scary stuff on TV and in the big screen movies… no seriously.. you remember that crap that frightened you? Well that was way less hectic and realistic as THIS stuff….
What do you want YOUR kid to dream about at night and remember as a terror when he or she gets older, and how can you Prevent it… Be responsible…
And God bless…
No TV? Probably the best way to go if you have things for them to do and the support to give them which I didn’t, or being a non-pioneer and raised as a member of generation X didn’t realize I needed to tap into until too late. And while its not too late now, I apply our attitude now…
Anyway – little kids realize a lot more than they are given credit for (my opinion). I remember when Nathan was 5 months old he suddenly started sleeping badly and had ‘bad dreams’. I couldn’t figure it out until my mom said to me; ‘Did you watch the Twin tower bombings and the aftermath?’…
I felt dreadful… trying to shield my child from the world, I had totally forgotten that day when I had accidentally switched the TV to Sky news and watched the whole thing unfolding live – with my baby Nathan on his blankie on the floor with his little eyes watching the horror of exploding buildings and people screaming and stressing on TV.
My thoughts for this blog are what I do usually. Little kid programs. Not Spiderman movies or Superman movies or whatever, but the animation of Moses, and stories of how and why Jesus died. He is so much stronger than pretend Super Hero’s.
Why is it so hard to explain that… it isn’t really if you try.. raising little children from death, healing people with horrid diseases, making sure mom’s and dad’s had food everyday when there was none… the Bible is full of amazing stuff – none more than the fact that Our Super Hero Son of God! Died…
A terrible death, in our place, as our sacrifice for ourselves for the sin we commit until we turn to Him… WOW!!! Pretty strong stuff for big people, and its great for the little guys too! And they understand it more than we do…
You know, I think my kids are OK by the Grace of God, and we have to deal with other kids at the day care stories about what they watched on TV – I mean Buffy the Vampire Slater re-runs for 5 year olds??? Get a grip people…
And so we are ourselves and chat about what they chatted with their friends about as I am paying for THREE day care places at a whacking great amount a month I get some say in what videos are shown after school and am starting to supply my own, like Moses, and the Rescuers and INNOCENT stuff for innocent KIDS.
SO watch what your kids watch, preferably in the case of movies BEFORE they do and make sure its OK.
Little minds are like very superior computers.. what they take in they will process and keep. YOU are a small part of their filing system admin. Don’t let stuff in to them while you can that will harm them…and THINK people…when YOU were 3 or 4 or 5, how would YOU have dealt with the scary stuff on TV and in the big screen movies… no seriously.. you remember that crap that frightened you? Well that was way less hectic and realistic as THIS stuff….
What do you want YOUR kid to dream about at night and remember as a terror when he or she gets older, and how can you Prevent it… Be responsible…
And God bless…
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