Guest guest Posted September 17, 2003 Report Share Posted September 17, 2003 I pulled my son, who was three at the time, out of daycare when he started coming home talking about Spongebob Squarepants (or is it Squarebob Spongepants?). When I questioned him about it, it became clear to me that he was being put in front of Cartoon Network, the Disney Channel, and Nickolodeon for a good part of the day, especially when it was raining outside. I decided to rearrange my own schedule and keep him at home on the days he wasn't in preschool rather than have him exposed to that kind of television. I know that this probably is not the situation with most daycare facilities, but this was my experience. Terry - Corporate Monkey Grrrl Monday, September 15, 2003 11:59 AM RE: A word about...TV for toddlers Children of allages are constantly learning new things. The first 2 years of life areespecially important in the growth and development of your child's brain.During this time, children need good, positive in " I think daycare impedes brain development far more than a little blues clues! " ?? I'd love to hear more about this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 18, 2003 Report Share Posted September 18, 2003 This is one of a number of reasons why it is very important to thoroughly investigate any daycare that you are planning on sending your child to. We were fortunate enough to find a great Montessori daycare/pre-school near to us when our 2 1/2 year old daughter recently had to be put in daycare. They do not even have a TV (or computer) on the premesis. And we were so so fortunate that her teacher (and one other boy in her class) is VEGETARIAN!!! No need to worry about her " accidently " being fed meat at lunch time. , " tsomerson " <tsomerson@c...> wrote: > I pulled my son, who was three at the time, out of daycare when he started coming home talking about Spongebob Squarepants (or is it Squarebob Spongepants?). When I questioned him about it, it became clear to me that he was being put in front of Cartoon Network, the Disney Channel, and Nickolodeon for a good part of the day... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 19, 2003 Report Share Posted September 19, 2003 , " tsomerson " <tsomerson@c...> wrote: > " I pulled my son, who was three at the time, out of daycare...it became clear to me that he was being put in front of Cartoon Network, the Disney Channel, and Nickolodeon for a good part of the day... " ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ OMGosh! How awful is that? I am NOT a big " no TV " person at all, but come-on, you are PAYING these people to care for your child! This reminds me of a story...A few years ago I worked in a public school system as a Behavioral Specialist; well, it seems it was VERY common practice there to put Kindergarden, First and even Second graders in front of the TV or cartoon videos so the teacher could get her plans done, and have some " chit-chat " time. One teacher (Kindergarden) insisted on showing VERY OLD Disney videos (I would guess from the 40s or 50s?) - For anyone who has not seen these, let me just say they are a product of their time, so to speak - quite RACIST and [to me], the characters look scary. In fact, one little girl would cry when they were played and the teacher would say: " Look! If you don't like it, just turn your back to it. " And they wondered why the children had behavioral issues? Go figure... Tracey =^..^= www.KindheartedWomen.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 22, 2003 Report Share Posted September 22, 2003 Lucky enough for us, my daughter is 2 and still has no clue who any of those characters are. On a bad week in her daycare, they may watch 3-4 tapes (never T.V.), all of which are on the better side of the spectrum. Fortunately, in the past year, there has only been one week like that. I'm very impressed with their skillbuilding, actually. They are able to work on reading and writing and speaking and sharing, etc. more comprehensively than I believe I could if I was a stay at home mom. For those of you who stay at home and manage to really focus on your kids, I would really like to say you have my full respect and admiration. Fortunately for me, there is a great alternative. I wanted to say something about the point that was made, because I was very offended by it. But a veg'n parents' listserve really isn't the place to carry out this debate. Ideally, we would all support eachother in our dietary choices and leave it at that. tsomerson <tsomerson wrote: I pulled my son, who was three at the time, out of daycare when he started coming home talking about Spongebob Squarepants (or is it Squarebob Spongepants?). When I questioned him about it, it became clear to me that he was being put in front of Cartoon Network, the Disney Channel, and Nickolodeon for a good part of the day, especially when it was raining outside. I decided to rearrange my own schedule and keep him at home on the days he wasn't in preschool rather than have him exposed to that kind of television. I know that this probably is not the situation with most daycare facilities, but this was my experience. Terry - Corporate Monkey Grrrl Monday, September 15, 2003 11:59 AM RE: A word about...TV for toddlers Children of allages are constantly learning new things. The first 2 years of life areespecially important in the growth and development of your child's brain.During this time, children need good, positive in " I think daycare impedes brain development far more than a little blues clues! " ?? I'd love to hear more about this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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