For a long time we were very careful about what difficult child viewed, played. As he's getting older we've relaxed a bit, mostly because it's the only time husband and I can have some alone time. It may sound awful, but he is getting older. Yet we still oversee, but allow some freedom (within reason).
difficult child is allowed to watch Nick. I did not allow Cartoon Network for a long time, now only during day, definately not at night as it is way too much. He is big into wrestling right now. I can't stand it, but most boys go through this phase (I remember my brother did and he turned out just fine). It makes difficult child a bit hyper, but oh well, right now its his passion. He knows everything about current wrestlers and even the old school ones. He is only allowed to watch it on Friday night, not Mondays during the school week. He does play it on PlayStation on his own and with husband. The computer for the most part is Nick games and he does quite a bit of educational stuff from sites he knows from school. The kid knows his way around a computer very well so this weekend I am going to be putting more security in place. He has not done anything inappropriate at all, but he is 8 and still needs to be protected. Movies are G or PG no R and even PG13 is not yet allowed.
Video games cannot be M, only a few teen ones are allowed at this point depending on what they are, defiantely not all. difficult child unfortunately learned the swear words at school, but very rarely does he use one and he knows it's not tolerated in everyday conversation by us. If someone slips he gets upset and calls them on it, so he is aware that's its not appropriate.
I just get floored sometimes as just not so long ago he was a little kid loving Barney and Bob the Builder and Thomas and now he's a Beliber (ugh).
difficult child is allowed to watch Nick. I did not allow Cartoon Network for a long time, now only during day, definately not at night as it is way too much. He is big into wrestling right now. I can't stand it, but most boys go through this phase (I remember my brother did and he turned out just fine). It makes difficult child a bit hyper, but oh well, right now its his passion. He knows everything about current wrestlers and even the old school ones. He is only allowed to watch it on Friday night, not Mondays during the school week. He does play it on PlayStation on his own and with husband. The computer for the most part is Nick games and he does quite a bit of educational stuff from sites he knows from school. The kid knows his way around a computer very well so this weekend I am going to be putting more security in place. He has not done anything inappropriate at all, but he is 8 and still needs to be protected. Movies are G or PG no R and even PG13 is not yet allowed.
Video games cannot be M, only a few teen ones are allowed at this point depending on what they are, defiantely not all. difficult child unfortunately learned the swear words at school, but very rarely does he use one and he knows it's not tolerated in everyday conversation by us. If someone slips he gets upset and calls them on it, so he is aware that's its not appropriate.
I just get floored sometimes as just not so long ago he was a little kid loving Barney and Bob the Builder and Thomas and now he's a Beliber (ugh).
