To be honest this wasn’t something I had to ask myself until recently. I always had a tv in my bedroom growing up and got to the point where I couldn’t fall asleep without the background noise.
Once I met my ex husband I grew to learn how to fall asleep without one as he had always preferred silence at night. When we separated, Amelia would sleep in my bed with me and we would watch TV on a night. It was something to help her fall asleep and I have to admit it meant that if I went upstairs with her at 8pm, I could watch something when she fell asleep, without me having to leave her.
Now that the girls are about to have their own rooms again, I just know that they are both going to want their own televisions. Evie is almost a teenager and Amelia is 8 so I have no objections as long as parental controls are available.
Consideration will have to go into this though as Evie already has a laptop and tablet. Many times I find her with both running too! Movie on one and playing games on the other, do I really want to find a TV playing in the background too! With electricity bills being what they are we should be cutting back, not adding more into the mix!
Amelia is at that age where Youtube and Tiktok are gospel. She can watch tv 24/7, everything from cartoons to life hacks and probably would given half the chance. I think this is where stricter parenting comes in too. Setting sleep times and being rigid with what they are and aren’t allowed to watch.
I guess a family discussion is going to be in order. Have you sat down and talked this through with your children? Do you let them have a tv in their bedroom or is it not even an option? Are there rules you follow or is it up to them to police their own viewing?
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