Our society is going down the toilet...

[sara1998]

I don't recommend letting them watch TV from the time they get home from school until the time they go to bed, however, letting them watch for a bit while you do something that needs to get done is not bad. It's OK to let the TV be a babysitter for a while. It's when that's all you allow them to do does it become a bad thing. If I had to entertain my child every waking moment that we're together, my home would be a mess, my bills would go unpaid, and my school work would go undone. Sara has a television and a futon in her playroom, and while I'm in here screwing around on the computer, she has her radio on, and is piddeling around with her toys. So, it's also raising them to find other things besides the TV to keep them busy. On the other hand, we're going to Kings Island on Sunday, and you bet your ass when we're making the 2 1/2 hour drive, she'll be in the back watching TV!