at what age is appropriate for your kids to have a TV on their bedroom

When my kids were younger, I let them have t.v.'s in their rooms, but, when we moved, I couldn't bring them with us, so I dicided that they jsut don't need them intheir rooms anymore. Now, my oldest is 11, and he shares a room with my 8 year old son, and our 4 year old son when he is here. My daughter is 6 and has a room all to herself. I have found that by not allowing them to have a television in their rooms at all, they all sleep better and get up easier in the morning. If they want to watch something other than what my husband and I are watching, we have an extra t.v. in the nouse for watchin shows. If they want to play a game, we also have an extra television for that. I feel that one of the best things we did for our kids was to take the televisions out of their rooms. So, I don't plan on letting my kids have them in their rooms at all, at least not in the near future.

Never buy them a TV while they are still KIDS

Our kids have a television in their room, but it's on one of those thingy's that keeps it suspended from the wall. I'm not sure what it's called. It's not connected to anything. My daughter can't reach the telelvision right now. She only watched DVDs on it, and that's not that often. My son's not quite old enough to realize what television is. So, I don't have to worry about the television right now, but when it starts to become a problem, my husband and I will reaccess everything.

I think kids who are still in school shouldn't have a tv in the room. Not only does it distract them from studying, it also prevents them from sleeping early. The best time to have a tv in the room is when you're old and senile and can't walk around anymore. Haha. Kidding aside, it should be okay if high school kids want a tv in their room. :)

I had a tv in my bedroom when I was 12 years old. of course it was a little black and white 13 inch tv that only got about 8 channels (ahhh....life before cable). My sister believes that kids should not have tvs in their room. yes, part of it is because they might start watching too much, and part because it becomes hard to moonitor what they are watching, but mainly, she said if they have a tv in their room, she might never hardly see them. But, nowadays, it's not only tv that could be an issue, but also the computer. Yes the computer can be an educational tool. But, it can also be a major source of distraction. So if the tv is a no-no, what about a computer?

hi i think having a tv in a childs room at 6yrs is ok and school age childre should have to turn the tv off at 9 oclock to go to bed some tv show really do help with their learning

my sons have a television in their room for all of them (the girls and the boys) to share, but I limit the time spent with the t.v. by having them play sports and other activities after school. My boys have an afterschool activity on mon and wens. My oldest daughter has an after school activity on tues and thurs. and my 6 yr old has girlscouts on mon. My 5 yr old is with me all the time and playing with the puppy But on saturday all 5 of my kids have soccer. So they might have a t.v. but it's all about limiting and it's taken away if they don't keep their rooms clean and if they are behind in school or chores. So they know that the t.v. is a priveledge that they have to earn.

i am not sure what is appropriate but my son loves tv so we have had one in his room since he was about 3 but we watch tv with him when he is in his room and he is now 8. he rarely watches tv up in his room unless one of us is with him. he prefers being downstairs in our living room. he can move around more down there. i think it is a personal preference and depends on the child as well.

My son is 8 years old and he has a TV in his room although I control the time that is spent on the TV when to turn it on and such I check very often to make sure he has listened to me and not turned it back on he had a little more time on it in colder weather because it was too cold to go out side at times. But this has in know way shape or from affected his school work because of my watchful Eye I see nothing wrong with it as long the parents control time spent on it. My son is not allowed to turn the TV on intill homework and chores are done!

I am not going to speak for any other parents, but 18 is the age, because well, I can't be in my kid's bedroom 24/7 to see what she watching.

I agree with you, I don't like making a TV set on their room at young age. It may not only distract them, but they can see adult films that they are not allowed without no supervision. I totally agree with you, at 16 is a good age for having their own TV.

I was allowed a television in my room growing up. I honestly do not believe it had any negative side effects. I was however taught early on about how to use a television responsibly and I think I mostly remember watching pbs and the news (yes, even as a small child) I did enjoy cartoons too but I had to have everything else done before then. If I was ever caught staying up late and sneaking tv time after bed I was punished severely by having to sleep in the living room and not being allowed to play in my room. I say it's perfectly fine for a child to have t.v. in their room as long as YOU, THE PARENT are willing to draw the fine lines of responsibility and enforce the rules you set forth. The whole key is committing to those boundries and never letting them slide. TV can be a wonderful system for cultural stimulation and for current events and world resources just like a computer. It's all in teaching our children the practicality of it. Basically, no brain rotting Hanna Montana teaching little girls to be floozies or jackass teaching our little boys to be brainfree meaty brodogs and drink paint thinner. And certainly don't let your kid turn into a complete idiot be letting them ever watch a reality tv show. that's my 2 cents, or 200 cents. jeah

I think 15 is appropriate unless the TV has parental controls. Otherwise, your 5-year-old may be up watching past his or her bedtime and stumble across "Girls Gone Wild." If the TV does not have parental controls, I would say whatever age you feel the child could be exposed to MTV, late-night HBO, etc.

I would say grade 10. This way, they're a little older, and they've had that first year of school to build some study habits. For some people, having that background noise can help them study, too. If you watch their grades, and they know it, they'll be able to make the right call on whether they should have it on or not. Privacy / me time away from the family is important at that age too. Everyone needs somewhere to escape to sometimes...and I'd rather they turn on the tv at 11 at night when they can't sleep, then try and sneak out, or what have you. Personally, I have a hard time getting to sleep, but find that if I'm able to turn the tv's sleep timer on and hit up some Discover Channel, I'm out in about a minute.

My person opinion is that bedrooms are for sleeping and not watching TV. Kids will stay up watching TV no matter what age they are when a TV is in their room. If a parent wants to have an extra TV so the kids can watch what they want it should be any where but the bedroom.Non of my kids or the two grandkids that I helped raise had a TV in their room until my grandson became 19 and was working to pay for it himself. A TV is too much of a distraction for kids that are still in school. I remember as a kid reading half the night and having a hard time getting up in the morning so I can imagine what it would be like with a TV in a kids room.

After completion of teenage ..at 20's .It would be correct. \

My kids have had a T.V in their room for a long time now. The youngest is now 8. They do not have the sattelite hooked up in there they can only watch movies on it. They have to ask to watch movies though. On school nights the T.V. is not turned on. Only on weekends they get to watch movies in the evening.

i would only allow them to have tv sets when they can afford one =)in a financial crisis, having more than one tv at home seems impractical. and when having one tv allows you to check what the kids are watching, it is easier to prevent them from watching bad influence shows and violent shows (which they can still watch when the parents are asleep harhar) watching tv is also a bonding time with family for us.

kids want to watch TVs only beacuse they have nothing else to do.So I think parents should encourage kids to bring up their hobbies like sports music etc.

I think it should depend on how self-discipline he has. If he can do what they promised, then I think there is no problem. You know, childern can surf on the internet, there's enough information and amusement for them to spend time on. If he always fail to do what he promised, I think you don't need to consider to let them have a TV set in their room, until they know what a promise means. Once they know about promises and responsibility, you can make compromise with them. Hope it can help you. Enjoy myLotting:))