Spong Bob

[Auntie]

Do you allow your daycare kids to watch this show? Or your own children for that matter?

I just want to know how you all feel about this cartoon and why you allow it or why not.

[littlemissmuffet]

This was discussed very recently here: https://www.daycare.com/forum/showth...ght=sponge+bob

[sharlan]

Nope, I don't like it, don't watch it, but I am out numbered in my home.

[Michael]

This was discussed very recently here: https://www.daycare.com/forum/showth...ght=sponge+bob

Nice catch. I didn't even think of it.

[Unregistered]

No, never. Terrible. Even if my kids found out about it from school or by being at other friends houses I wouldn't allow it. Somethings are left unsaid and spongebob hasn't learned that yet.

[WImom]

I don't like the show (I find his laugh soooo annoying) but grandparents were letting mine watch it and DH likes so I'm also out numbered here. My kids are not allowed to watch it when DC kids are here and the only thing I let the DCK's watch is PBS, dora and Pinky Dinky Do.

[AfterSchoolMom]

I may be in the minority, but I really like Sponge Bob. We don't have cable anymore, so don't watch much of anything, but we used to watch it all the time as a family.

[PitterPatter]

I don't allow it. I have caught my son watching it (he's 9) on his TV in his room and he will hurry to tell me it's not a bad episode. Right!

I have eased up on him a little but I can't stand Spongebob. He is ok but squidward and plankton work my nerves as well as bobs laugh!

As for my daycare kids, absolutley not permitted to view that in my home! With the words they use I don't want 1 going hom and calling someone a moron or idiot etc and having to explain it. I don't want those types of words learned in my home. I don't allow much tv at all. A little here and there and mainly sprout channel or videos like Leap frog letter factory etc...

[Hunni Bee]

Spongebob is clearly an adult's cartoon...regardless of what channel they show it on. Nickelodeon is famous for doing that...remember "Rocko's Modern Life" and "Ren and Stimpy"...obviously not for children. Besides it being overly gross...most of the jokes I know I wouldn't understand if I were a child.

And being that Spongebob comes on about 27 times a day...its hard to keep from your kids unless you avoid Nick mostly...but I wouldn't allow my kids to watch it.

My kids only watch PBSkids during breakfast...and occasionally episodes of PBS shows that I pull up online.

[Abigail]

Nickelodeon is famous for doing that...remember "Rocko's Modern Life" and "Ren and Stimpy"...obviously not for children. Besides it being overly gross...most of the jokes I know I wouldn't understand if I were a child.

:: I remember being at a friends house when I was in elementary school and she got into trouble for watching Ren and Stimpy! I didn't care for that show, but I watched Rocko's modern Life too, . Another show that was on a lot was something like Beavis and Butthead or something. Spongebob is definately an adult show yet my dh and I watch it weekly I bet. Our daycare has it, but in my own daycare I will not have this. TV should be limited and have good meaning to it in my home for children. I would do the same if I had children of my own too.

[safechner]

I absolutely love to watch Sponge Bob but I dont see anything wrong with it. I do allowed my kids to watch but my youngest daughter dont like that show. She can't stand of it. My oldest daughter is not interested to watch any shows or movies.

[boysx5]

I don't like but I let the kids watch it disney movies have their moments to

[Meyou]

We don't have cable so they don't watch much of anything. I personally find spongebob annoying.

[JenNJ]

I don't let my dc kids watch it (not words I would want them learning here - idiot, etc.), but we regularly watch it as a family (kids are 5 and 2). Dh and I love it. I only do the kiddie channels here during the daycare hours (PBSkids, Disney Jr., Nick Jr.).

I think 90% of the cartoons I watched as a kid were way worse than Spongebob. I actually think we have gotten a little too PC about kids programming.

[jen]

I don't let the daycare kids watch it...I don't care if my own kids do.

Just my opinion but...While I wouldn't allow my kids to watch graphically violent TV or overtly sexual TV or movies, poor language just isn't that big of a deal to me because my kids simply know better at this age. I don't agree that TV has the ability to influence kids to the extent that many believe IF their parents are providing appropriate feedback, discpline, love, time, etc.