my 7 yr old son spends half his time with my ex.when his over he spends alot of time ether on the computer or watching tv with his dad.tv is mostly nick or kid friendly shows but still on the weekend he can spend like 6 or more hours watching tv a day.how much tv a day do you allow your child?now for the video games these games are not educational games but games rated teen and involve monsters and fighting.do you think this is ok for a 7 yr old to play?yes i know its not my house and i don't make the rules when my son goes over to see his dad. i don't plan on saying anything to my ex as he is a good dad and loves his son.i'm just worrying that our son maybe to young for these games and be spending to much time watching tv.i have not said anything to my ex like i said i wanted just to see what eveyone thought of this 1st
2007-02-04 08:46:38 · 10 answers · asked by janesmith086 1 in Family & Relationships ➔ Other - Family & Relationships
That's to much.
He needs to do other things to exercise and use his imagination
2007-02-04 08:49:20 · answer #1 · answered by zen522 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
What might be helpful is if you got you child interested in an outdoor activity or some board games that he could take over to his fathers without you saying anything. 6 hours of tv time is a bit much, too bad his father doesn't think so. You might have to say something, but in a nice way. Or suggest to him places to take your son, like the mall, rollerskating, Barnes and Noble or to a cousins house for the day. Good luck.
2007-02-04 08:57:50 · answer #2 · answered by flighty001100 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No more than 6 hours a week. Tell dad to take him to the library, to the park, to the zoo, to museums--anything but television. Any activity that requires a childs creativity is a good activity. Unfortunately children are overwhelmed with all those electronic games/tv/play station,etc. and their creativity is not required, but it is a necessary thing for proper development of a child. Reading a book is like tv in the head and it broadens the vocabulary.....Good luck
2007-02-04 08:59:52 · answer #3 · answered by rvrmldnd 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
we don't own video games because i think kids now a days spend to much time inside watching tv and playing video games.....If you said something he probably would not stop anyway.My daughter lives with her dad and thats all she does at his house but when she is here she doesn't even ask to watch tv.I just think video games are a no and tv should be limited....
2007-02-04 09:06:08 · answer #4 · answered by samwise25 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i think that when parents separate the parents need to discuss rules and routines for the children so that they can have some consistency in their lives. t.v, i allow my children up to an hour a day except on weekends if they watch a movie. video games, if you think he's too young for these games then talk to your ex, remember you are both his parents and you still need to parent together even if you are not together.
2007-02-04 08:53:27 · answer #5 · answered by jarellsmom 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I played those kind of games and worse when I was young and Ive only been arrested 4 times. J/K My favorites were always the most violent games and I grew up just fine.
2007-02-04 08:52:17 · answer #6 · answered by Mr. Martini 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
statistics show your not meant 2 whatch more then 5 hours of tv if your under eight years old becuse your eye sight is not properly developed
2007-02-04 08:50:55 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2016-10-01 10:29:01 · answer #8 · answered by snead 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Doesn't hurt to nicely bring it up. Hours and hours isn't good thoe.
2007-02-04 08:56:55 · answer #9 · answered by gotabedifferent 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
about 2 to 3 hour--------- TV
about 1 hours--------------Video Games
good luck!
DSlover
2007-02-04 09:34:47 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋