MOOKs - tv in bedroom?

[lilafowler]

My child is 9 and has still never watched tv.

[definitelyO]

DS is 13 - almost 14 and no TV or gaming system in his room. At this point I don't think we will get one for him. I like him not having more reasons to stay in his room. He can watch TV with us or play xbox on the TV in the family room. also helps us better regulate how much time he spends on xbox.

[cjcouple]

Sept 9, 2019 10:05:00 GMT -5 Bernadine said:

Sept 9, 2019 9:34:37 GMT -5 cjcouple said:

This is why I'm so tempted to get dss one for his room.  I like to have the tv on through the day as background news, or sometimes have dd watch something if I need to get something else done.  It just seems like when dss is with us, the video games take over the living room.  Which I know is also an h issue.  I need to talk to him. 

Yeah, it was very frustrating.  Literally stepping over cords with laundry baskets and having to walk between the TV and them. Controllers and headsets/accessories (my youngest has lego dimensions, infinity figures/portals and about 5-6 skylanders portals/games).  I had a box next to the TV but it was overflowing/disorganized and then the surrounding outlets are all used for charging purposes. lol.  It was out of control.  So, we bought a desk and a small storage shelf/unit and it placed in their room. Its perfect.  Everything has a place and it stays neat and if they want to play in the living room, they can just carry the canvas tote down and back up easily.

The funny thing is, they had time limits but even if I gave each of them an hour a day - that was 2 hours of chaos! Sucked    

[melissa]

My kids are 8 and 10 and both have a TV with cable in their rooms. Bernadine, I can see your point about putting the gaming system in your SS room. We have a family and living room so I am trying to keep it out of bedrooms for now but if we didn't have the second gathering space I would definitely move it to one of the kids rooms.

[hocus2]

Never planning on TVs in the rooms. We have 1 now in the livingroom and eventually we plan to fixed up the basement for the kids to have a second one. I wouldn't mind one in my room since it helps me tune out when I have trouble turning my head off but I generally think it is too much of a temptation for kids to watch later than they should. We also don't let them have any electronics up there either.

[sugarbear]

When my kids move out and furnish their apartment (or dorm room, I suppose), they are welcome to put a tv in their bedrooms.

Until then, we won't allow devices in their rooms. I think it's the middle school teacher in me talking, but I want all electronic usage to be public. We don't allow gaming or tablets at all during the week anyway, but when the boys get older and have their own phones and laptops, we will collect those at night, too.

We have several televisions throughout the house so there's really no need for one in each of their rooms. 

[illgetthere]

My 14 year old has a tv in his room; my 7 year old doesn't and I have no intentions of giving him one.
My older son's room is large with a living area, and that is where he hangs out with friends. I don't see a need for TV's while sleeping and don't have one in my room. When my oldest moves out, my youngest can take his room with tv if he wishes. My oldest doesn't really game anymore unless someone is over, so I have no concerns of him staying up extra late gaming. I can limit wifi to his Xbox via my phone to limit Netflix and streaming (we don't have cable)

Edit: the only other tv in our house is in the living room

[Que?]

We only have one TV and we rarely use it. My kid (8) has an iPad that she’s allowed to use for one hour per day, never in the morning or before bed but she’s allowed to watch shows/play games in her room for that hour.

[formerlyak]

My boys are 13 and 5 and they both have TVs in their rooms. The 5 year old rarely watches it, but when we need a break (he has more energy than any child I have ever met and won't nap anymore), we let him go lay in his bed and watch a show. The 13 year old has a PS3 and a Wii, but rarely uses those unless friends are over. When he's in there alone, he usually just watches Netflix while exercising.

[InBetweenDays]

We don't have any TVs in the bedrooms. No full-time screens in bedrooms at all actually so phones/iPads have to stay downstairs at night. DD (13) can bring the laptop in to her room to do homework but it can't stay in there at bedtime.

We have 2 TVs - one in the living room and one in the basement. The basement has an Xbox.

[abs]

DD is 8, almost 9. No TV in her room. I'd consider a small one in the toy room/office but she doesn't watch enough to warrant it. She has an iPad but she uses it downstairs only.

[katfco]

We only have one tv and no plans to change it. We also don’t allow screens in kid rooms

[mrssandro]

My 9 year old has a smart TV in her bedroom. She only uses it when she is sick or show in the evening. It's a form of currency for us. We are a techy family though.

[circa1978]

We're team no bedroom TVs. We are also a techy family so he does have a tablet and is getting a dot but I don't ever see a need for a permanent screen in there.

[dontlook]

We have a family room with a tv and that’s where all the gaming stuff is located. If someone is playing a game on the tv the other kids grab an iPad so we don’t have fights over the tv. The kids rarely watch tv, they each have iPads and prefer to use those. I could see putting a tv in a kid room in your situation.

[jellymankelly]

My kids (9 and 13) have had TVs in their rooms for about 2 years. The 13 year old pretty much exclusively uses his for Minecraft, and the 9 year old has only ever used his when he’s been sick and has been quarantined to his room. Neither have cable. 9 has a fire stick on his and 13 uses Netflix through his game system when he uses it (maybe 3-4 times in 2 years).

[cmeon]

I can't even remember when we put TVs in their rooms first, my kids stopped napping the second they turned 2yo- so likely, around then.

They both prefer to be in the family room than their own rooms for anything (homework, reading, games, videos)- so there hasn't been any reason to put a gaming system in their rooms. They're almost 10yo and 12yo and all around- awesome kids.

[snapoutofit]

He won’t. My siblings and I never had one and I don’t even have one in my bedroom now.

[liverandonions]

We don't have a TV in our bedroom either, and likely won't allow the kids to. We have one in the play room and ipads that can cover most show/things they'd want to watch if they can't agree on a show, or we don't want to give up ours.

[pinkdutchtulips]

NO tv in the bedroom .. its bad enough that i let her watch Netflix on her phone in her room. 

[cabbagecabbage]

Never. I was 30 when I got one in my room so I'll say 30.

[silvercrayon]

We are a no tv in the bedroom family.

[lexxasaurus]

I had one when I was young ish (10?) I never slept and would watch infomercials late, lol. Also had a gaming system in there but never played that at night really.
But if I had a kid I don't know that I would let them have one, just because I don't think they belong in bedrooms. Which D hates and is trying to get me to cave to. No! The bedroom is for other stuff!

[Queen Mamadala]

I had a TV in my room from about age 7. We have a TV in our room. Our older kids, almost 15, 13, and 10, have TVs in their room and gaming consoles. Our older two very rarely use their TV or PS4 and our son uses his TV (no cable, only streaming services) during his allotted time. The girls mainly use their iPad, phone or computer for their electronic activities.

[Captain Serious]

My oldest is 16, and still doesn't have ATV or gaming system in his room.

[beefjerky]

My boys are 14, 12 and 6. None of them have a tv or gaming system in their room. They finally gave up asking.

[erbear]

16? Totally arbitrary, but it's not any time soon. We don't allow any devices in bedrooms.

[dochas]

Ours is 9 and we don't plan to ever have one in his room. We don't have any gaming systems, so I don't have deal with wires in the living room. We watch plenty of television, but I don't want one in his bedroom.

[peachy]

I had one growing up and it was never a problem. My SS has a TV in his room and it’s fine and nice for him to be able to game in there or watch a movie.

Edit: I didn’t have one super young, maybe 10-12+

[gummybear]

My older daughter has one that gets everything through AppleTV. She got it this year (age 11). She likes to be alone and honestly I’d rather have her watch TV than be on her iPod. We both had TVs in our room growing up and we have two in our bedroom now (one in the main area and one in the sitting room). What can I say, we love TV.