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The Importance of TV Training Your Kids

April 27, 2012 by meandmeg Leave a Comment

I’m trying desperately to get my third child hooked on the television.

I missed the boat completely with my first daughter, all she does is talk through movies and cartoons – it’s wretched. My second child can zone out with the best of them, which comes in very handy. But my youngest has a very spirited personality, so it is imperative she be a TV enthusiast.

The other morning I caught her watching Backyardigans. That program is probably my favorite children’s cartoon.  Since then, I ‘ve been playing it daily in hopes of getting her interested. By “interested,” I mean absorbed. Like I could go to the bathroom and she wouldn’t bang the door down trying to get in; like maybe I could blog and not have her climbing on me banging the f*cking keyboard every second. She is slowly breaking all the keys.

TV training is very important, contrary to what all the experts say. Why? Because I need to make dinner or talk on the phone sometimes, and no, crafts and role-playing won’t do. Thank you for the suggestion though. I wager if I had an “expert” come over, they would probably recommend that, along with TV, I should buy each of them their own iPad.

Remember – you need to control what your kids watch. For example, you don’t need them getting into Barney (I think he’s a knob). I also don’t like Bakugan or the Wiggles (wtf?). I wonder if you’re supposed to drop a hit of acid to watch the Wiggles? Do you think they’re druggies, perhaps? Honestly, who can dream up this kak and not be wonked out on drugs?

All I need is for my youngest to give me 10 minutes every now and then. I’m her b*tch currently. It’s humiliating and exhausting.  She’s eighteen months and she is still giving me everything she’s got.

*On a serious note, here’s all the bad stuff that happens to kids when they watch TV:

 

– Leigh

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About meandmeg

Leigh and Meg are sisters with six kids between them. They love laughing, and dont care if you laugh at them or with them. They started their blog, Me & Meg, because they are excellent bad mothers, and want to brag about it.
 
Additionally, Meg cant remember anything as shes always partying and Leigh, well she has a pea size brain and cant retain much. Meg drives a van which is totally dodgy, while Leigh drives an SUV - so much better. Needless to say when they go out they take Leigh's car. Furthermore, Leigh is very excited to be part of ModernMom.com. She thinks she is that much closer to meeting her DWTS favourite, Maks.
 
Cheers. 

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