tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13611612.post7864185878953988883..comments2023-11-05T05:12:52.866-05:00Comments on The Cheese Party: Peer Pressure and How I Learned to Hate the BackpackAmy Johttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10192876795169234755noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13611612.post-63041838252020713972008-10-09T08:45:00.000-05:002008-10-09T08:45:00.000-05:00OK I have a huge confession to make. As a single m...OK I have a huge confession to make. As a single mum I allowed my kid to watch videos (not TV) of Thomas, Brum, anything Disney, Rosie and Jim (UK only I think) and Wiggles in order that I retain my sanity. These visual gorge fests often occurred on a Sunday morning after Mummy had had a big night. My two year old would remain riveted as long as picture appeared on the screen. Once I lost her in a hardware store only to find her glued to an in house video on 'how to hang a door'. She still tends to a TV (or DVD) addiction but on a positive note (or as justification...look at it as you will) she has learned a lot about language and life from the visual medium. She writes very well, has a good vocab and is incredibly emotionally literate. How much this is because of or despite her over exposure to video I do not know.<BR/>Take heart. I don't think Dora can do much harm :-) <BR/>(btw: I was always worried about the safety record on that bloody Thomas the Tank line. They were always crashing.)Arizaphalehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11402602175460446158noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13611612.post-64512860986440228842008-09-25T13:16:00.000-05:002008-09-25T13:16:00.000-05:00LOL...hey its better than SpongeBob! Anya can cou...LOL...hey its better than SpongeBob! Anya can count to ten in Spanish through no effort from me. ;)<BR/><BR/>Annoying? Yes. Educational? Kinda.Stacyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07464318343985100834noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13611612.post-15755400894623859682008-09-19T17:14:00.000-05:002008-09-19T17:14:00.000-05:00TV watching ebbs and flows in our house. C didn't...TV watching ebbs and flows in our house. C didn't watch any til 2.5 or so. I'm so glad they don't ask to watch dora anymore. MIL bought them a crapload of videos/dvds. You want them?? ;-) I'm amazed at how much more tv involved the average 4yo is w/ nick shows geared for older kids. <BR/><BR/>I took a cheese pic at the zoo yesterday just like your profile pic! ;-)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13611612.post-11044786442171453912008-09-19T10:00:00.000-05:002008-09-19T10:00:00.000-05:00Just wait for the Dora episode where her unsupervi...Just wait for the Dora episode where her unsupervised newborn twin siblings roll out of the front yard in their stroller (which they climbed into from their bedroom window) and go flying down the street at 50 mph. Where are we going? To catch the babies!!! Where are we going??? To catch the babies!!!!<BR/><BR/>Can't you tell my nephews LOVE Dora? And Thomas and friends, the disgruntled British trains. At least with Dora there is the language education, but with Thomas, I just don't get it. Although with Dora, the parents let their newborns roll out of the front yard. Hopefully kids don't pick up on the ridiculous of this like we do.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16436187022484224227noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13611612.post-18589107780800074942008-09-18T16:19:00.000-05:002008-09-18T16:19:00.000-05:00We've escaped the clutches of all things Nickelode...We've escaped the clutches of all things Nickelodeon so far, but boy oh boy do we watch us some PBS. Kinda like giving your kid organic lard and a spoon, I suppose. But, hey, it's organic!susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01231786641690095728noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13611612.post-26417140126843718802008-09-18T16:07:00.000-05:002008-09-18T16:07:00.000-05:00if it makes you feel better (worse? any sort of w...if it makes you feel better (worse? any sort of way?) the only reason I let Jake watch some TV is because of all the problems my aunt and uncle ran into when my tv-less cousin started school. <BR/><BR/>he was picked on and had a hard time making friends for a couple years because he had no point of reference to kiddie pop culture. <BR/><BR/>well, maybe that isn't the only reason. the other one is that sometimes a sister needs to get some stuff done for herself once in awhile, and needs to know her child is proverbally glued somewhere while she does it.<BR/><BR/>that said, i'm completely annoyed by children's programming. i hate it allLorahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11721629115039897949noreply@blogger.com