ot: teen nick inappropiate?

[dana1003]

i allow my six year old girls to watch full house in the morning while theyre eating bfst before school and the commercials that they show during that program are so indescent..they show commercials for a show called "gigantic" and for "degrassi"..they are very sexual and even show the words "fat ***" written on a sign...i thought it was just a fluke yesterday but we watched again today and it was the same...how do u show full house but then but these adult content commercials in between??? i can see those being played at night but even still i wouldnt let my tweens watch these shows..is this just in my area? ny/nj or has anyone else seen these commercials? can we complain to cable about this? thanks-concerned mom

 

[RMulieri]

Nope..Here in Central Pa it is the same thing, and it is hard since my 6 yr old LOVES Full house.But Teen Nick shows are inappropriate imho and I wouldn't let my teen watch them

 

[ancestry]

It is like that everywhere. Complaining isn't going to go much good. I do agree that those shows on the commercials are not appropriate for six year olds. Teen Nick cross promotes their shows on their channel. Teen Nick is for teens and is targeted as such even if they have an occasional show that may be appropriate for a younger child. I know many teens and adults who watch Full House so it isn't like Playhouse Disney or something which is targeted specifically at younger children. Now if they were advertising Degrassi on Nick Jr. that would be a bit different but if I am understanding correctly they are advertising Teen Nick Shows on the Teen Nick channel.

 

[marcemc]

We don't let our kids watch that channel. Full house is a nice show but like you posted, the commercials ruin it.

Is there any way that you can tape the show without the commercials and then play it for your kids?

 

[dzorn]

Yes teen Nick is not appropriate for a 6 year old.

Denise in MI

 

[LovetheMouse12302]

I watch full house in the mornings and the previews for those 2 shows aren't tasteful in my opinion. Usually on commercials I do laundry or dishes so I try to just block it out. When DS gets up we change the channel, which is kinda sad as we love watching full house together. We are pretty conservative in my house though and I thought it was me being overprotective.

 

[Ava]

Full House reruns are on a million different channels. If your kids like that show but you don't want them to watch it on Teen Nick because of the commercials, look up when the show comes on different channels & record the episodes for your kids to watch. Or if you have a DVR & can sit there with them while they watch, just DVR it off of Teen Nick and fast fwd the commercials.

 

[pixiewings71]

DVR a bunch of episodes and watch them that way, or if you have Netflix and can watch instantly search there for seasons of Full House, or find them on DVD, I bet you could find plenty of episodes on DVD out there.

I agree about Teen Nick, if we still had full cable we wouldn't let DD14 watch it....

 

[princessmom29]

DVR a bunch of episodes and watch them that way, or if you have Netflix and can watch instantly search there for seasons of Full House, or find them on DVD, I bet you could find plenty of episodes on DVD out there.

I agree about Teen Nick, if we still had full cable we wouldn't let DD14 watch it....

Did you say 14? You are still policing what a 14 year old watches? That is very suprising to me. I teach high school, and most of the 14,15,16 year olds that come through my room make thier own viewing decisions, and frankly are certianly intelligent and mature enough to do so. I cannot imagine telling my DD at 14 that she is "not allowed" to watch anything!

 

[Nayan]

Did you say 14? You are still policing what a 14 year old watches? That is very suprising to me. I teach high school, and most of the 14,15,16 year olds that come through my room make thier own viewing decisions, and frankly are certianly intelligent and mature enough to do so. I cannot imagine telling my DD at 14 that she is "not allowed" to watch anything!

I 'police' my 15yo, but it's a very loose police state here. No South Park or Comedy Central programs and no Fox Sunday cartoons (Simpson's, American Dad, etc.). With so much other stuff to watch and movies/shows on Netflix I don't think he's missing much.

 

[FlightlessDuck]

Did you say 14? You are still policing what a 14 year old watches?

My DD is 13 and in 9th grade and mostly will make sure it is OK with us to watch a show. South Park is a good example of something that I don't think a 14 year old should be watching.

 

[luvsJack]

DD has loved Full House for a long time. I bought her all the DVDs. They have them at Target. Otherwise, I would suggest another channel.

DD is 12 now and she does watch Teen Nick. We watch the shows together and discuss what is going on and why certain choices the characters are making are wrong. I would not have let her watch them at 6.

 

[pantherlj]

I was excited that my daughters were watching the Science channel. I walk by and there was a commercial for some shows on Oxygen Network - gosh, nothing is safe.

 

[Ava]

Did you say 14? You are still policing what a 14 year old watches? That is very suprising to me. I teach high school, and most of the 14,15,16 year olds that come through my room make thier own viewing decisions, and frankly are certianly intelligent and mature enough to do so. I cannot imagine telling my DD at 14 that she is "not allowed" to watch anything!

Same. By the time I was in high school the only "rule" I had with regards to TV/movies was I couldn't watch certain things around my younger sister. Mainly The X-Files or any horror movies, because the poor kid would have nightmares.

Honestly, there were very few things I was not allowed to watch as a child. That said, the content available to me 20-25 years ago was a bit tamer than what's out there now.

 

[dana1003]

thanks for all the replies..yes i have looked on netflix and i dont find them. i have to try looking for it on another channel. i have dvr but when theyre eating bfst and watching tv im using that time to back snacks, get back packs ready etc. i cant sit and fast forward. i dont know about letting my 12 year old watch but i think a 14/15 would probably relate to those shows a little better sicne its all high school related. and you right about those commercials being ok to be shown on teen nick but imo 14/15 year olds are probably not watching full house.

 

[powellrj]

and you right about those commercials being ok to be shown on teen nick but imo 14/15 year olds are probably not watching full house.

My 14 year old DD watches it every morning before school, so 14 year olds do still watch. I pretty much let her watch whatever she wants and don't monitor her shows. The only things I don't let her watch downstairs are some of the Disney shows only because they annoy me. Zack and Cody are the worst!!! She can watch them upstairs where I don't have to listen to them!

 

[RMulieri]

I actually watched a Degrassi episode the one day and was shocked...very sexual content.

 

[iheartdisney]

Did you say 14? You are still policing what a 14 year old watches? That is very suprising to me. I teach high school, and most of the 14,15,16 year olds that come through my room make thier own viewing decisions, and frankly are certianly intelligent and mature enough to do so. I cannot imagine telling my DD at 14 that she is "not allowed" to watch anything!

i never watched an R rated movie until I left home... And my parents put a block on MTV when i was in high school. And guess what? I put a block on cartoon network. The few good shows that are on in the mornings do not make up for the rest of the content.
i couldn't believe last year December when I was taking my kids to see Princess and the Frog at the theater, how many other families with kids the ages of my kids (6 and 5) were going to see a PG-13 that was rated such for language and sexual content.
i consider myself VERY lucky that my kids could care less about any of the tween shows.

 

[ksueboo]

Did you say 14? You are still policing what a 14 year old watches? That is very suprising to me. I teach high school, and most of the 14,15,16 year olds that come through my room make thier own viewing decisions, and frankly are certianly intelligent and mature enough to do so. I cannot imagine telling my DD at 14 that she is "not allowed" to watch anything!

I would hope that at 14 my kids will be making wise choices. After all, that is what we try and teach them. That being said, I am still their parent, and if I feel they are watching something innapropriate, I would not hesitate to tell them they are not allowed to watch it (and explain why). There are a lot of things on television that we should not even be watching as adults.

 

[jrmasm]

Some topics on Full House are not appropriate for a 6 year old. Maybe you could DVR the show, then you can avoid Teen Nick and the episodes of Full House that have DJ and Stephanie sneaking out and making out with boys.