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View original posti've got a 19mo old and haven't made up my mind on almost any of these questions. sooo, i was curious as to what other rafo/wot parents are doing with their little ones. here's a few things i was wondering about. this is for parents of kids of all ages, including people who are thinking about being parents and thinking about what they might do... if you've got kids who aren't old enough for some of the things in the survey, feel free to estimate or make stuff up, haha


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View original post1 - when did you first allow your kids to watch a tv show? why that age, if you had a reason?


View original postAbout 18 months, but only for about 20 minutes at a time sporadically through the day. Why? Because my wife and I needed a break from the hyperactive little monster!


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View original post2 - what was the show? why that show?


View original postHis first show is Backyardigans and he really likes the singing and dancing. Then Netflix took it off Play Instantly, and he moved on to Thomas, Bob the Builder, etc.


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View original post3 - do you have cable/satellite, or do you just use dvds or internet for tv?


View original postDVDs and internet/Netflix. We prefer Netflix, because kids' DVDs are horrible for marketing crap that you can't avoid.


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View original post4 - at what age did you first take your kid to a full length movie? Which movie?


View original postHaven't done so yet; he doesn't have the patience.


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View original post5 - what age do you think is appropriate for a child to see their first movie length feature at home?


View original postWe've been doing that for a while now. He almost always can't sit still through the entire thing.


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View original post6 - what was the first movie you showed your kids? why did you choose that movie?


View original postCars, because we thought he'd like it so much he'd stick with it longer than most other movies we could've picked out.


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View original post7 - is there a show that you're nostalgic about and love watching with your little one?




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View original post8 - do you think there's any difference between screen time via facetime vs tv shows?


View original postObviously, FaceTime is interactive so much more "real" than passively observing the TV.


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View original post9 - how old will your kid be when you get them a tablet or let them use yours?


View original postWe don't have a tablet, but the little S steals my wife's phone all the time. He's two, but is able to swipe, launch the Netflix app, and find/start shows he wants to watch on said app.


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View original post10 - how old was your kid when they first figured out how to unlock your phone via swiping?


View original postA month or so ago, 2.

"it's like the real world, except there's dragons!"

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