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Watching Sponge Bob has been shown to be problematic. I feel sad about the results of this study, but not terribly bad...facts are online for every parent and grandparent to review.
SpongeBob vs. any other legitimate TV program? I vote SpongeBob. (ETA: Of course I mean TV programs that are too old/violent/graphic for kids, and programs that you would encounter at someone else's house.)
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Thanks for the article. Hysterical! I can see that being the case. I mean...la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la la...would have to know the show to know that tune. hehe  I think it used to be a pretty funny show when it first came out, but now it has the same frustrated undertone that a lot of new cartoons seem to have. Have you seen Lazy Town for example?? WOW! That show could give someone a seizure!!!!! Our kids tend to watch Little House or the Waltons, and if they watch cartoons, I would prefer the older ones like Looney Tunes (not the violent ones) which are just fun and frankly, not trying to teach them something, which seems sort of odd to me in a cartoon. Our kids used to watch Little Bear all the time, which I LOVE!! Nice and slow-paced with classical music. I do like things like Max and Ruby, Caillou, and Franklin that are more slow paced and calming. But, I do agree that very limited exposure is best!!
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I just "re-banned" sponge bob in my house. Tried an experiment to let 9yr ds watch it. But you know - its that squidward character - he is so negative and always calling names. Off it goes again!
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I have banned so many cartoons over the years..."Fairly Oddparents" is STILL on my banned list, and my younger child is 14!
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10 Bright Stars wrote:
| Thanks for the article. Hysterical! I can see that being the case. I mean...la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la la...would have to know the show to know that tune. hehe I think it used to be a pretty funny show when it first came out, but now it has the same frustrated undertone that a lot of new cartoons seem to have. Have you seen Lazy Town for example?? WOW! That show could give someone a seizure!!!!! Our kids tend to watch Little House or the Waltons, and if they watch cartoons, I would prefer the older ones like Looney Tunes (not the violent ones) which are just fun and frankly, not trying to teach them something, which seems sort of odd to me in a cartoon. Our kids used to watch Little Bear all the time, which I LOVE!! Nice and slow-paced with classical music. I do like things like Max and Ruby, Caillou, and Franklin that are more slow paced and calming. But, I do agree that very limited exposure is best!! |
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My boys really like Little Bear, and I allow it, but my boys were going around the house for DAYS yelling, "Happy Winter Solstice!!"  after watching that episode. I also find it puzzling that they have human friends with whom they put out winter solstice goodies for the wild animals. What are they? In Narnian tales, the distinction is explained, but in this, it just feels bizarre 
And yet, not so bizarre as Sponge Bob, so we go with it
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Ah, the good old days of Little Bear and Bob the Builder....
SpongeBob is one of my kids favorite contraband shows to watch. Whenever I leave them with my mom, she puts it on for them . Then she gets upset when I don't want to leave them with her again....
Family gatherings really do become un-fun for me, having to be the TV police. Everyone else is having a grand time, and I am having to pull my kids away from the TV, which causes a scene and confirms everyone's opinion that I am a religious freak and homeschooling weirdo . Which I probably am... but if that is what it takes to protect my kids from having to watch people getting blown up or grown men spinning in circles wearing fairy wings, so be it.
I can really tell a difference when my kids watch TV...
they lose their ability to amuse themselves, for one thing, and my ds also sleeps much more fitfully. With all those images going through his mind, it's not hard to see why.
Also, when my kids stay with my parents in the evening, I have a devil of a time getting them out. They are tired, in a TV slump, and they invariably carry on about wanting to stay to see the end of whatever show they are watching. It;s not pleasant.
My dh travels a lot, so I do rely on my parents' help watching the kids when I have an appt. or an evening meeting. I am grateful for their help, just so frustrated by the whole TV thing. I suppose, overall, my dc watch much less TV than do other kids, but you only have to see a dead body once on CSI to have that image in your mind for a long time.
Ironically, when I was young my mom wouldn't let me see the original Star Wars- it was too violent!
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Thanks for that article, Nancy. I can't stand SpongeBob because it's such potty humor.
We do biweekly allergy shots and are victim to the darn TV. And we have to wait 20 minutes after the shot. The boys are such zombies when they watch. I always turn it way down. I have to admit it's the noise that really bothers and agitates me. I don't like the choices on the TV, but I'd at least don't want to hear it! People don't realize how they "compete" to be louder than the TV. I'm sensitive to noises, and this always pushes me over the edge.
Most of the new cartoons have a faster refresh rate or more strips per second than other slower shows, like Mister Rogers. So that affects the eyes and brain. I often have wondered if watching Bill Nye is harmful because it changes so often -- too much rapid movement.
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