How young is too young to watch television?

[jake07589]

i think your are too young when your still in your mom's belly and can't see the TV

[DChatc]

Really, I think below the age of 12 is too young. THe television is just a repository for cultural distortion. Children should be raised with lego (and other sorts of construction systems) and classical music.

Just a computer, no internet access (after 12, a right of passage along with a bank account and credit card): strategy games, music makers, puzzles/mysteries, and video editing software, GIMP/Photoshop and encyclopedia disks.

[Prezzen77]

@DChatc, Are you trolling, or you absolutely serious, because if you're serious you should realize our society is becoming driven by technology, and if a kid doesn't get out enough or use technology, he'll grow up brainwashed. What you are doing is not much different than what the Chinese communists do. I can see not letting your kid watch rated R movies or shows at the age of 8, but they need to think for themselves. It does not distort cultural views, it helps them form their OWN.

[RockmanYoshi]

@DChatc Are you trolling? Nothing is gonna stop a 12 or under kid from using Internet or watching television. Maybe that's how you grew up as a kid , but nothing is gonna stop a child from loading a video game , watching television , or using the internet ''unless the parent says they can't at the moment''.

[zSGNz]

LOL, i think by music he means Musical / Instrument kind of music.

[SomethingNormal00]

i dont think children should watch voilence because they dont know what is real and what is fiction.

[xAyaLollikies]

Music isnt that appropiate anymore since a lot of songs nowadays are about sex and violence..

[8bennugent]

no age is old enough to watch television

[DazzieMetallikat]

"The rest of the animal world"? We aren't animals in the first place.

Obviously, we're completely set apart from animals.

[IdontlikeusingLOL]

@DazzieMetallikat How? We are multicellular protein consuming creatures that do not have cellulose in their body. How are we set apart?

[3642130]

if ppl get into visualization/meditation, they'll see what i did(or didn't)that my visualizations looked like swiss cheese, & i couldn't hold images in my mind very long. it's t.v.- it visualizes for you and thus weakens your own ability. not just through content , but the device itself is bad. reading of course is the answer!

[israelgaribaldi]

yeah, thanks a lot for this vid and thanks to that guy with that info. I myself think is bad for everybody ALL ages. And this helps me with my decision of not having my kids watching tv when they are young and hopefully not ever.

[Romnia007]

@israelgaribaldi Sorry but that would be a very poor choice, not watching T.V forever is pretty much impossible unless your Amish, or your a Hermit. Besides kids at an elementary school would talk about the latest episode of *insert T.V show :P*, and he wouldn't know what to talk about, but it should be put in limitations.

[mujahedeen1987]

@Romnia007 no its not i threw mine away and havent looked back alhamdulilah

[Raxarax]

@Romnia007 I spent a LOT of time in front of the TV up till I was about 19 years old. It was what I did all day, and sometimes deep into the night. All those shows from the 90's, ya, I've seen them all. At 19 I got rid of the TV and slowly, it changed my life. 27 now, and I would never dream of buying a tv for any reason.

[tubbe64]

thanks! this has helped me with my school paper sooooooooooooo much!