I was having a really hard time with parenting a 3 year old and a newborn, so I started letting my girlie watch an hour of TV a day (she can watch more on the weekend). All PBS.

She's been so bossy and rude today and pitched the biggest fit at bedtime and I think it's related to vegging out in front of the TV (even if there is no bossiness that she observes).

TV is over.

We'll see how it goes.

I just hope *I* can deal without that extra hour to myself especially since she has given up her nap.

Yeah, let us know how it goes...

hmmm...i just thought that was normal 2-3 year old 'i'm sleepy' behavior! hope it works!

Good luck rebeccca!

I still have that problem with my 6yo and I think it is "I am overtired" syndrome! When he isn't too tired he goes to bed happily, but is we miss our window, wether we can tell or not, it can be ugly!

Sorry to jump in - just wanted to say we go through that too! :happy:

I have a 4 yo who does MUCH better with no tv. She is much more easygoing. I assume it is because she is using her "creative energy" instead of her "drive mommy crazy" energy. :rolleyes:

Hope this works for you!

My daughter is 11 years old and we didn't have television until recently and now she is no nasty with her attitude. I do know that she will get up extra early and sneak into bedrooms to watch the television. My little one now runs around squealing all the time, since the television has been back in our house. I am through with it that thing is going away for good again. They were so much better before without it, I only got it to play my videos for school spanish and that is over and to workout with the workout videos, but I am so busy with other things I never get around to them. So until I have the time to workout with my videos that tv/vcr is gone starting tomorrow. I want my nice children back.

Just wanted to say I understand. I'll make a deal with you to get rid of the monster again for good this time. :)

We've always watched very little TV, but in the past few months, I've found that if I let her watch even one half-hour video, her behavior deteriorates, and she begs to watch for days afterwards, so now we have it on even less. Dh let her watch Wallace and Gromit 2 weeks ago , because she was sick and I had to be gone for about an hour, but other than that it's been off. In our case, no TV makes life a lot easier than limited TV. Giving up nap must be hard, though, TV or not. Dd has seemed ready to give up nap a couple of times, but then goes back to taking one almost every day. I'm hoping to transition her to a quiet play-alone period when she stops napping, but I don't know how well that will work. I think it will be a possibility only if I can get her room set up in time, with toys arranged really attractively (not too many out at a time), and then start with 5-10 minutes and work our way up.
I hope no TV helps make things better for you!

i know this is a way old thread...but i just have to say that i love 'no tv' days now. savannah has started giving up her nap. she sometimes takes one in the car. most days i let her watch a movie in the morning when i'm getting up and taking care of the baby and getting breakfast...and then no tv the rest of the day. days when i do let her watch a little...she just wants to watch and watch and watch. i would much rather listen to her playing make believe with her dinosaurs and talking out a whole scene!

I find Lauren's behavior is far worse on the TV days than on the no-TV days. She's horrid if allowed to watch too much TV. A few weeks ago her teacher at preschool asked if something was going on at home because Lauren actually was hitting other kids at school!!!!!!!!!! (and she doesn't do that; she's never hit others). I think it was TV (and she doesn't watch anything with violence - we are a Sesame Street, Dora, Little Einsteins, Reading Between The Lions - greatest show ever - Franklin sort of family). I think it was something the TV did to her attention-span/patience/etc.

TV is gone here, too. Ryland is CRAZY with even just a small amount - it's amazing the change in his behavior without it.

Has anyone read "The Plug-In Drug?"

Has anyone read "The Plug-In Drug?"

I've been wanting to read it. Is it good?

My kids are worse behaved when they watch TV. They only watch it at grandma's now.