Are your kids banned from watching certain shows?

[Hillbeans]

I'd like to know that, too. I like the way their entire family pitches in to take care of the baby.

I was wondering the same thing ?

There was an awful show on last year called Mighty B - it was this girl who farted and burped and it was just unwatchable. CatDog wasn't much better. Those shows were not allowed in my house but I think they aren't on anymore. In addition I absolutely hated anything related to the Rugrats but it seems though as that show isn't really on anymore either.

I think iCarly is clever and don't mind Suite Life.

 

[Leajess99]

No flames from me as my kids are not allowed to watch Cartoon network. They have way too many shows that just are not appropriate. We don't have cable but they can see it at grandma's house so she also knows the kids are banned from it.

 

[merlinspride]

My husband and I were just talking about this. Our Dd is 4 and has a fresh mouth. We have decided she can no longer watch Spongebob or ICarly, actually most Nick shows. It has a hard transition (for us as well as her), it seems these are the only shows that actually mesmerize her to the point where she will sit still for 5 minutes and be quiet. I know it is a bad mommy moment, but sometimes I need just a MINUTE of peace and quiet. But now that she is getting a fresh mouth, we are going cold turkey..no more Nick at all, except Nick Jr, Dora, Diego, Kai Lan and such.

 

[mom2cinderella]

I hate to ask but what is wrong with good luck charlie?

I think it's the worst of the tween live action shows. Not from the standpoint of being inappropriate - just because the plots, dialogue and acting are so very, very bad.


Shows I've banned:

The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy
Ed, Edd & Eddie
Mucha Lucha
Calliou

 

[michael's mom]

I think it's the worst of the tween live action shows. Not from the standpoint of being inappropriate - just because the plots, dialogue and acting are so very, very bad.


Shows I've banned:

The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy
Ed, Edd & Eddie
Mucha Lucha
Calliou

I'm very interested in why you've banned Caillou? I know his whining bothers a lot of people, but I don't mind it too much.

We haven't "banned" anything other than SpongeBob because I hate that show. He will now tell people that SpongeBob is bad, haha! We really only allow him to watch PBS. He loves ALL Thomas the Train, Curious George, Clifford, Super Why, Caillou, Berenstain Bears, and we'd let him watch Mickey Mouse Clubhouse and Little Einsteins but he's not too interested.

But, I agree whole heartedly about the 'tween shows. I feel that they are appropriate for tweens (or at least the age group of the characters in the show), but the problem is, tweens aren't watching them. It's the younger elementary kids watching them, and then, they are inappropriate. Just the boyfriend/girlfriend business is not what 5 and 6 year olds should be watching.

 

[mom2cinderella]

Caillou's voice is like fingernails on a chalkboard to me!

 

[MiniGirl]

I wouldn't let my kids watch Full House if you are worried about talking back and acting like a brat. I hated that show because Michelle was allowed to act like a brat and they would just laugh at her....I don't think bratty children are cute at all..

I was thinking the same thing. A lot of the shows people have mentioned missing are often guilty of the same offenses.

My girls are 10 and 8, and honestly, we have banned very few shows. That doesn't mean I like them or think they are great shows. I prefer to watch them and comment on them. I don't necessarily use it as a "teaching moment." I might just comment that I can't get over how selfish Miley is expecting Jackson/Lily/her dad/any other person on earth to drop whatever they are doing just to appease her. I might comment about how rude Alex is and how manipulative she is. Stuff like that.

Now, a year or so ago we did have to ban them because of the smart mouths and I will still occassionally have to point out they are being disrespectful, but I think that has more to do with them being 10 and 8 than any tv show they are watching. Fortunately, with my oldest, that is usually enough to stop it. My youngest sometimes takes an extra reminder and some time away from all the screens (tv, computer, DS, etc).

Oh, I'm not the one that initially mentioned Good Luck, Charlie, but I think it shows another trend that I find disturbing. I really hate it when shows make the dad out to be an incompetent idiot -- not only by the kids but also the wife.

OP, eventhough we haven't banned those shows, you get no flames from me. I completely understand making decisions that are best for your family.

 

[mhawk4]

I get not wanting kids to pick up on the "sassiness" alot of posters have mentioned, but I don't really get the part about kids disobeying or doing things that get them into trouble on the shows. That's the lesson of the show, the plot, the kids get into trouble, then have to get out of trouble, what else should the show be about? The kids on the Cosby Show were always getting in trouble, too and learning from it, I don't really remember the other shows the OP mentioned, I don't think I watched them.

It is not so much them getting into trouble, it is the how. Many of this shows have kids doing exactly what they know they are not supposed to do or what an adult just told them not to do. The show will start with the parent, teacher, authority figure telling them not to do something and then the kids go and do exactly what they were told not to do. It is the blatent disregard for their parents that I don't like. It is the plain sneaky behavior that I don't like. Doing something wrong is one thing, being sneaky and lying is another.

I think that books or movies that allow us to discuss how a child got into trouble and what they should do to solve the trouble and problem is great. Many times we talk about something they read or saw and what the character should have done to fix it. We also play the what would you do game when watching a show or reading a book. We also play the do over game when they get in trouble. We talk about what they could have done differently.

 

[tiggger1]

my kids are 7 and 3 my kids pretty much watch what they want. DD7 loves Full House, suite life and good luck charlie .. but then again my daughter loves to watch Make it or Break it with me and What I like about you!

 

[JB2K]

They never watch live TV because besides the TV shows, the commercials are awful!

Which is reason in itself to be aware of what the kids are watching -- particularly, the Nick family of channels -- they are little more than a pool of advertising aimed at the kids.

 

[MayzDisney4]

I cant believe I found this thread! I actually posted something on my blog just the other day about my 8 year old daughter and her mouth!
Here is my blog entry!
Where does she get this from

The Disney Channel shows are the ones we are having the biggest problem with. I personally like the shows, but it has a crazy affect on my daughter.
I really do miss good prime time shows I knew I could sit down with my family and watch. There are not really any that don't have some kind of attitude, language, inappropriate activity, or inappropriate dressing in it. Not to mention a gaggle of other things.

I mean I literally can't think of a single show like (Full House, Cosby Show, etc)

 

[amylynne01]

My girls watch

Backyardigans
Mickey Mouse Clubhouse
Ni Hao Kai Lan
Dora
Diego
Sesame Street
Caillou
Team Umizoomi (SO cute!)
Blue's Clues
Wonder Pets

They do not watch Max & Ruby or any other show not on Nick Jr/PBS. Sometimes I turn on the children's music channel on the TV if they want background noise.

 

[PaulaSue]

One of my DD's friends bans a ton of shows and movies. It is such an issue with her that I have stopped having playdates with her DD so I dont have to be worried if it is okay or not. It is not worth the stress.

I feel she is looking down at us as parents and I have so many better things to do than try to please her.

 

[MayzDisney4]

My daughter was awful with Caliou, we took that show off the list of shows to watch in our house. She would just whine and talk like a baby and it was all pointed back to that show.

I know a lot of these shows have plots, kids get in trouble, deal with the consequences, blah blah blah.. But they are getting in trouble every week and my daughter personally doesn't pick up on the lesson being taught if one. She just picks up on the mouth..

I think in Good Luck Charlie, I find Teddy and Gabe to be a bit sassy. Sure they are all pitching in to help with Charlie, but again my 8 year old isn't picking up that lesson. She is zoned in on the sassy talk, which is what is interesting to her.

While we do ban these shows, they are allowed once in awhile. We have to watch them together and then we talk about the show. but if my daughter starts to get sassy with me, we take the shows away again.

 

[MeLaNie9]

Our DS6 was really into iCarly. When he told me that a girl was "looking hot" and said some other choice phrases, all of which he told me he heard on the show, I said NO MORE. He is back to watching the shows that he watched when he was 3 with his little brother.

 

[princessmom29]

We don't "ban" anything, unless it is violent, really scary, or there is frequent profanity. we do however discuss why something you hear on TV is NOT appropriate to say in real life, and the difference between Tv and reality. So far we have not had any problems with DD6 getting this.

 

[SaraMc]

My kids dont really watch a lot of tv. Playhouse Disney is ok but only in limited amounts. But for sure there is no Spongebob, In the Nightgarden or Barney allowed.

Just find them horrible.

 

[Minnie J]

My kids are 8, 5. and 2 and I don't like them watching Sonny With a Chance or Flapjacks

 

[StitchBuddy]

I remember when my DD 13 was little it was hard to find appropriate shows for her to watch, but she loved Little Bear, Elmo and Franklin. I hate to be the bearer of bad news, but it only get worse as they get older. I am totally amazed at what people think is okay to show someone else's child. It gets to the point where you hate to hear the word sleepover. I can't tell you how many times my daughter has had to tell people her parents don't allow her to watch this or that.

 

[r1lissa]

My DD is 11. She recently confessed that she had been staying up late in her room and watching Degrassi. Sounds like most of you have little ones, so I don't know if you've heard of this show, but it is so full of teen angst that it's unbelievable. School shootings, date rape, cheating, teen pregnancy, gay beatings, crack head parents in prision, etc.
Yes, I know that stuff happens in real life, but this show pushes it to the limit.
If I were a kid watching this show, I'd be scared to go to school.
No more Degrassi.