QOTD 11/11

minionlover

Do you have a tv in your bedroom? Will/do you allow on in your kids room?

WillyH19

We do not have a TV in our bedroom. H is vehemently against having one in there. I could care less either way.

We will not put a TV in a kids room until they are at least teenagers. I feel the same way about computers. They will have supervised screen time.

ramstein1027

We do, but if we didn't I wouldn't really care.  

No TV in kids' rooms, until they're much older.  They also won't have facebook or anything like that.

brainybrunette

We have a TV in our bedroom. I mostly use it when DH is working nights.

As far as our future kids' rooms: I had a TV in my room as a kid and it was never a problem. I never abused it or locked myself in my room to watch TV all hours of the day. I'd be fine with having a TV in kids' rooms as long as it didn't get abused. I'm more concerned with having computers/tablets/etc in kids rooms than with having a TV in there. 

mrshall1027

Nic12184 said:

I'm more concerned with having computers/tablets/etc in kids rooms than with having a TV in there. 

This.  We have a TV in my stepdaughters playroom.  It hasn't been much of a problem other than when we want them to clean their room.  The TV needs to stay off or they won't do anything.

As for our room, we have a TV.  We like to lay in bed together and catch up on recorded TV before we go to bed.  Also, the sound from the living room carries throughout the house and we don't want to keep the girls awake when they are going to sleep.

MrsH1027

We have a TV with DVR in our bedroom.  We like to catch up on the shows we watch together in our room.

Yes on the TV in kids rooms once they are older.  SD (9) has a TV in her room.  It wasn't really a conscious decision because it was a guest room before DH and I got married.  It hasn't been a problem.  It actually rarely even gets turned on.  Every now and then on the weekends, we'll let her watch TV when she goes to bed.  Other than that, she spends most of her time in the family room with us.  Never really plays in her room... just goes in there to get stuff to play with or sleep.

sjs1013

We have a TV in our bedroom.  We snuggle and watch movies or TV shows in the evening together.  It's great for yucky days.

I didn't have a TV in my room until I was about 10.  I would probably do the same with my kids, but still supervise what they're watching.  Definitely no computer or video games in the kids' room though.

xxjen015

We used to have a TV in our bedroom at the apartment. When we moved I said I wanted to try it without the TV and I like it. We are less likely to stay awake later than intended just watching random crap.

Not sure about the TV in the kids room. We don't have kids yet, so I can't say for certain. It will depend on their maturity and responsibility levels, probably. I didn't have one until I was 15 or so. I never missed it. It was nice when I was older. I agree on the no computer in the bedroom. 

mbuckley85

We have one in our room that we rarely watch.

As far as our kids, no way. Not until they are way older. DH's nephews have them in their room and are addicted to the screen. We also won't be allowing video games without heavy restrictions on gaming time. DH's nephews are out of control obsessed with them.

DanaOcNy

We have a TV in our room that we watch for maybe 30-60 mins at night before going to sleep. I did not have a Tv in my bedroom growing up and would probably want to keep it that way when I have kids.

LDubHawksFan

Nope and hopefully no. I might let them if its like how I could get one which was paying for it on my own with my paycheck....so maybe when they are in their teens.

mana8503

Nope I really don't want a TV in our room. I feel the bedroom is for sexy time and sleepy time... But we compromised and got hookups in the bedroom for one just in case. I told H if we get a new TV the old one is going in the basement so I can have open space for my work outs.

Eta - I'd rather kids not have a TV either.

consciousdear88

Had a tv in our room when I was living with my in laws. At the rental house, our one and only tv is in the living room. It does make it nice since we're less likely to leave the tv on at night. The one point when we felt like watching something in bed, we set up a laptop on the dresser and watched netflix.

I don't know how I'd feel about putting one in my future kids' room. I had one for as long as I can remember. I don't feel that I abused having it and I was keeping active and not glued in front of it at all hours. But times could be different by the time I have kids.