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Our 3 year-old watched Dora and Diego almost every day from about 1 1/2 to just turning 3. It became somewhat of an obsession and he always wanted to watch ano
by jonstjohn 13y ago
Our 3 year-old watched Dora and Diego almost every day from about 1 1/2 to just turning 3. It became somewhat of an obsession and he always wanted to watch another show. On the other hand, my wife and I rarely watched shows or movies, and only had Netflix (no cable) in the house. We finally decided to ditch the TV all together, and 6 months later, it is going fantastic! Our son was upset for a few days after we got rid of it, but now it is a pleasure to watch him play with real things.
Anyways, not passing judgement on any parents and we'll probably get a TV again some day. But it's been pretty awesome!
- hkmurakami 13y agonow that I think about it, letting your young kids avoid the psychologically targeted commercials is probably a very good thing developmentally.
- jonstjohn 13y agoPart of it for us was the 'zoning out'. We had Netflix so no commercials, but he'd sit in his chair for an hour or more and just suck his thumb and zone out. Afterwards, he just wanted more. I guess that is a lot of the appeal of TV, just escaping from the every day of what's around us.
- NoPiece 13y agoThere is a ton of crass children's programming, but I wouldn't put Dora/Diego and other Nick Jr. content in that category. It has some educational content, and it doesn't even have commercial interruptions when it runs on Nick Jr. The worst I could say is that it grooms kids for the more crass/commercial stuff that comes when they migrate from Nick Jr to Nick and Cartoon Network and Disney Channel.