Each of us has that favourite show we love to watch. We longingly wait for it to come on tv. We count down the days, the hours and yes even the minutes until we can sit down with drink in hand and watch that coveted show.
But how do you do that with children in the house? Little ones who refuse to sleep or up all night long as they master new skills, grow, eat and get those dreaded teeth.
How do you watch that violent tv show you so love? How do judge what is right and wrong for a young one to watch even though deep down inside you know really they should not be watching the mayhem ensue.
This is a battle in my house. My husband seems to think he is the parental ratings monitoring guru. He has deemed shows that I watch unacceptable and should be watched only when the little ones sleep and I accept that. But really my shows are tame compared to what he watches sometimes.
Where do you draw the line and say "hey smarten up, the show you are watching is way to much! "
I am finding that I am losing this battle of censorship as my wee dude watches a television show that has more cussing and blood then Grey's Anatomy. Perhaps some censorship literature needs to make its way into my house.
Or perhaps I should consider finishing my masters in Psychology and write my thesis on the effects of violent tv on the preschoolers mind. In this category I would throw in super hero shows as my son fights bad guys on a daily basis when he watches these shows but doesn't after awhile when all he can watch is Tree House.
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