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At what age did you allow your child to have a TV in their room? and was it a success? ta xx

16 and not before...otherwise he would never get his homework done LOL

Years ago it would be a punishment to be sent to your room, now it would be a punishment to be sent out of it!

Not until they were in their teens...............it won't work as well with our youngest though as she is used to Sky.

The older ones just had the 4 channels to choose from.

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I don't want my 2 to have one untill they are old enough to buy one..i like that we all sit together to watch the tele

Kyle was 11. he got his in 2006 (an old portable)

Connie knows she can have one when she starts secondry like kyle

Felt a bit mean but feel the need to have a little control at an early age of what they watch on the telly, and how much

Mine was about the age yours are now.....but my boys got one coz they had a play station and then she wanted one coz the boys had one...BUT I agree with Julie....its the worst thing I ever did.....we lost the sitting together as a family thing...

my girls have had a princess tv and dvd in there room since eldest was 3 but they only watch it on a morning and when they wana watch a dvd if i dont fancy watchin it again during the day which isnt very often
they are not allowed it on on a night and have never asked they no 7 o clock bed no lights no telly sleep lol

Yep that's pretty much how I feel but I'm getting the *well so and so has one* spiel at the mo.

I think young kids bedrooms should be for sleep not even play .........OH is having a wobble. I shall stand firm lol ta allxx

Mine fairly young, about 7, but just for the watching of videos and DVDs. My 16 year old still hasn't got TV connection in her room, they watch telly downstairs.

BTW they don't have their DVDs on when they've been 'banished'.

Not untill they had left school and gone to college, so about 18ish.
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Hmmmm......well ex bought the kids a portable tv/video when they were younger but as it was between them it went in the front room, until about 3 years ago when he got them a 20in tv and an xbox (I think it was, either that or the ps2). My daughter, the youngest, was about 10 at the time and she got the bigger tv and the portable went into my son's room (he also got the xbox/ps2 in his room). However, I didn't have to worry about them watching unsuitable programs as the aerial on the portable had broken and the bigger tv didn't have one so all they watched on them were dvd's, that's still all they watch on them, apart from if they hook one of the consoles up to the tv. It does come in useful especially with my daughter as she often falls asleep watching a dvd.

There is a TV and DVD in our spare room.......and if there is a conflict and one wants to watch a DVD and the other something on TV then one goes upstairs to watch in there......... however eldest is asking for it to be moved into their room.!!! I'm not keen.

They also use it for the playstation or Hi Tech tv thingy they have if the TV is being used downstairs xx

Never to be honest Muffy.
I think they are disastrous for the health of kids anyway
Regards tania

Looks like I'm a bad mother then! lol. In my defence it was that or madness by Disney. I rest my case your honour.

Mine never had a TV in their room/s until they left home and came back - with their own!!
Mind you, we never had a TV in the house until they were about 5 and 7.
I have never had one in my bedroom -and don't want one, and won't be putting one in the spare bedroom for my grand daughter either.

I have let my grandson have one and he will be 12 next week.He does sit with us and is watching the tele with me now,but sometimes he needs his own space and wants to watch something different to us. Annie

I have not got children so do not feel the pressure from them to "please can we have one - jenny or johnny down the roads got one" routine.


Personally I think the bedroom is for sleeping therefore should not have a tv in it at all.

Hi Muffs,


My kids had them from about 10, but we have restricted time,


Caz xxx

I can understand madness by Disney Helen......lol if i have to hear circle of life once more I'll throttle bleedy simba lolololol xx