TV in Preschool

[Pestle]

Yes, it's inside a built in media cabinet.

Looking at that picture in the story, who in their right mind would think that it was a good idea to put a large tv on top of a small cart with the tv hanging a good 4-5 inches over the side in a room full of kids!

It wasn't in the play area--it was in the back room. The child killed was a relative of one of the employees.

[Alwaysgreener]

Here we are only allowed 30 min of screen time per week .

We get 2 hours per day.

Anyways, I really rarely have the TV on for the kids. I will watch during nap time (and DH will turn it on as the kids are leaving for himself - the news)

I do have it in my handbook, if we watch tv it will be this type of show.....

I have sent to kids home sick. While I was cleaning up, I turned on the tv and contain the sick child in the room. Other than that I did a holiday film once or twice.

[CeriBear]

We don't watch TV at the daycare center where I work. We allow the kids to watch a movie once a month but otherwise we plan other activities for a rainy day. Sometimes we have special arts and crafts, sometimes we just let the kids play games or look at books, while sometimes we go to the big multipurpose room and let them run around and play with balls and other toys.

Sometimes I do play a short video on my iPad if I'm teaching the children a new song or the video somehow relates to the weeks lesson. ( I work with pre-k children)

[CalCare]

Real footage from Aleppo, fb live rape cases, missing teens in DC, student kidnapped by teacher... these are the stories blasting the news currently. These things come up within moments of nice stories about puppies saved from a gutter- before you can change the channel.

[terri123]

Watching TV can be beneficial especially for kids at preschool. Good educational children shows can provide a lot of opportunities for the kids to learn. It gives them a chance to explore new places and try out new activities.

[Controlled Chaos]

Real footage from Aleppo, fb live rape cases, missing teens in DC, student kidnapped by teacher... these are the stories blasting the news currently. These things come up within moments of nice stories about puppies saved from a gutter- before you can change the channel.

This is why IF you use TV Netflix, YouTube Channels and Hulu are awesome safe bets

[Kajada]

Whoops - I quoted the wrong reply. Can we delete posts? Anyways, I mean to reply to the comment about inappropriate content on tv - wars, kidnappings, etc.

My reply :
Yeah, stick to Netflix, Youtube, etc. Also, I'd be pretty surprised to see that kind of thing on a dedicated children's channel, but I haven't had cable in a while so maybe it's changed.

[Ariana]

Whoops - I quoted the wrong reply. Can we delete posts? Anyways, I mean to reply to the comment about inappropriate content on tv - wars, kidnappings, etc.

My reply :
Yeah, stick to Netflix, Youtube, etc. Also, I'd be pretty surprised to see that kind of thing on a dedicated children's channel, but I haven't had cable in a while so maybe it's changed.

We were visiting my sister in law this summer and my mother in law was taking care of the kids whike my SIL worked. She watched the news every day with the kids in the room! Kidnappings, murders you name it! I had to tell her to turn it off :confused: