TV during the school week for students?

momofthreeboys
Tue, 04 Aug 2009 10:02:55 +0000

I don’t monitor the kids unless I happen to notice they have been vegged in front of the computer or the TV for more than an hour or so during the summer. During the school year, homework is after dinner. I don’t monitor or put controls in place what they do after the homework is done with the exception of making sure they get to bed at a reasonable time. I had one son who preferred reading a book. One kid that I call the vid kid because he can be abit of a TV addict and one kid that is involved in waaay too many sports so simply doesn’t have much time for TV and falls asleep right after the homwork is done. The TV addict I keep a closer eye on. There is some benefits to mindless decompression, but a fine line between too little/too much. I’m sure each kid is different and each family has their own tolerances.