why should my teenage daughter have a TV in her room?

Question

My daughter has been asking for a TV in her room for a long time. She is 14 and her younger sister who is 8 has a TV. My 14 year old daughter thinks this isn't fair and has asked for a TV, Her birthday is coming up and I am still debating whether or not I should get her one. I am ok with it, but it is her father who I need to convince. For all you young people out there, or for all people who think kids SHOULD have TVs in their rooms, why? Why should teenagers, around age 14, have a TV in their room? I don't want to know why they shouldn't, that I already know. I want to know why they SHOULD have a TV.

Answer 1

Well A: her little sister has it
and her age she really shouldn't have a tv
and B: Why shouldn't she? She's old enough to watch T.V in her room

Answer 2

Wait a minute . . . what was the discussion when you got your 8 year old a TV? You think the 8 year old is more responsible than your 14 year old? A TV in a 14 year old's bedroom is a no-brainer. Now a computer in a 8 or even 14 year old's room is completely different! Get her the TV, at least when she is in her room watching you will know where and what she is doing!

Answer 3

First of all, from my perspective as an 18 year old teenager, if your younger daughter is allowed to have a TV in her room, than why shouldn't the older one. Second of all if you keep parental controls on your TV programs, and make sure that your daughter doesnt abuse her priveledges, than TV wouldnt be anything but another way for her to entertain herself.
Keeping your children entertained at home is probably one of the things you should focus on right now, because soon she might not like being home and is going to be looking for entertainment elsewhere.
TV's just like anything else can be good in the right dosage, so let her have fun, and buy her a TV

Answer 4

I think the question you need to be asking is Why it is OK for your 8 year old and Not your 14 year old. My daughter who is now 16 has had a TV in her room for about 2 years now, until then I thought she was to young. I wanted the family time to last longer instead of retreating to her room. which of course is what she did when she first got her TV. There is no specific answer as to why it IS a good idea. It is always going to be a bonus for them to have the extra things in life...and adults don't always want to watch what they want, don't they also have the right to watch certain programs that they/ you approve for them without you?

Answer 5

Before I answer your question directly, I have to ask why you would so clearly favor one child over the other, by allowing this with your 8-year old, but not the 14-year old?

She should have a tv in her room because she gets good grades in school, and acts in a manner that indicates to her parents that she can handle the responsibility of having a tv in her room...She does her chores on time, without being asked repeatedly...She keeps her room clean...She treats her parents, siblings and teachers with respect...She chooses friends with appropriate moral and ethical values...She avoids situations away from home that might put her in jeopardy...If she's a good kid, I don't see why it would be a problem.

Answer 6

I got my first tv when I was 14.... and I loved it. It just gave me time to get away from the world and relax in my own enviorment. I noticed that I always feel better in my room, but i often find myself bored. I always watch movies in my room when I'm upset and I often forget about whats going on around me and loose the stress that I held onto. Its kind of a step of independance too. this may sound funny, and you can laugh because I am right now, but its kinda like sayin,"yes, I finally get to decide what I want on my tv and no one else can say anything about it" and since you're 8 year old has one, it is only fair that she has one. to deny her the right to a tv is kind of saying that shes less mature than her sister..... at least thats how i'd feel.

Answer 7

Teenagers should have TVs in their rooms because what y'all watch on TV may not always be what they want to watch or in some cases appropriate for us. Plus if y'all were to watch a movie or program that has a little too much for teens in it then they should be able to go to their rooms and be able to watch something on their level

Answer 8

Let her have a tv my 3 yr old sister has 1 but of course put blocks on some shows becuase u know how thw world iz today

Answer 9

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Answer 10

BECAUSE WE ALL HAD OUR OWN TV IN OUR ROOMS SINCE WHO KNOWS WHEN. WHY NOT. THIS IS WHAT YOU DO HAVE YOUR DAUGHTER SIT IN THE ROOM WITH HER FATHER WHILE HE'S WATCHING TV AND ASK HIM ALOT OF QUESTIONS ABOUT THE PROGRAM,HE WILL GET FED UP ANDSWERING SO MANY QUESTION EVERYDAY THAT HE WOULD INSIST TO GET THE GIRL A TV.