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I had a setback being a first time parent. Our first child was spoiled on TV. My fault really. He was practically glued to cartoons. He had the TV remote in one hand and the decoder remote controller on the other. It got me really worried. By the time, our second child came around, we cancelled all the cartoon networks. He asked for it many times but he didn't get it. He's a happy child regardless.
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I am proud of the good Christian man my son has grown up to be, I am proud of the way he and his wife are raising their children in a Christian environment and I am proud of my grandchildren. I've raised children any mother would be proud of I don't need any lectures on child raising and which television shows they should be watching or how you assume I have not taught them righteousness.
My grandchildren are strictly supervised as to what they are allowed to watch and limited to the time they are allowed to watch television. I find nothing wrong with Sponge Bob or why anyone could think that would conflict with the Bible. If you go looking for evil in everything you'll be bound find something you can interpret as such. The shows they watch and the shows my children watched were entertainment that's all, the proof of that is in the way my children grew into good Christian adults without having their minds poisoned by a simple cartoon!
My grandchildren are strictly supervised as to what they are allowed to watch and limited to the time they are allowed to watch television. I find nothing wrong with Sponge Bob or why anyone could think that would conflict with the Bible. If you go looking for evil in everything you'll be bound find something you can interpret as such. The shows they watch and the shows my children watched were entertainment that's all, the proof of that is in the way my children grew into good Christian adults without having their minds poisoned by a simple cartoon!
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First of all why are you watching Sponge Bob Squarepants if it's so wicked? Second do you really think a 6 year old can absorb these so called messages?
Actuall they can and do. The best learning years for kids is from three years and up. They pick up things that we don't even think about until they show it in actions or words. I agree with other posters that the cartoons these days aren't really cartoons. I likes ones like "Sniffles" Popeye, tweety bird etc. what is showing now is just an animated version of a lot of adult themes.
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Actuall they can and do. The best learning years for kids is from three years and up. They pick up things that we don't even think about until they show it in actions or words. I agree with other posters that the cartoons these days aren't really cartoons. I likes ones like "Sniffles" Popeye, tweety bird etc. what is showing now is just an animated version of a lot of adult themes.
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Where did I say you didn't teach them righteousness? As a matter of fact where did I mention your children or grandchildren at all? I don't even know who you are not do I know how your raise children? Where did I say anything about braunwashing? This is a discussion forum where people express different views. If you don't like others opposite opinions then maybe a forum isn't for you. People are going to disagree.
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Though most educational psychologists would agree with the ideology that some kids are too young to ''know'' certain things, I can state blatantly that the education of a child rests on the parents. For example, my daughter knows not to tell lies, and even the simplest of lies does not go by uncorrected with me. What has this led to? My daughter being so blatantly honest that she will tell me while I'm in the shower that she is going to flush the toilet and turn on the faucet so I get all hot water. lol If she comprehends such laws of action and reaction do you really think a 3 year old is too young to understand basic bad attitudes, superstitions, and drama portrayed in most modern children's animations? This is why my husband and I typically only let her watch programs such as Leap Frog, Special Agent Oso, and Curious George. If she does watch something that begins to portray something fearful, violent, angry, grumpy, disrespectful, etc. I simply explain to her, based on the situation, why what the person did was bad and how the consequences could/should/would play out. She finds Scooby Doo quite funny, but I don't let her watch it on the basis that new Scooby Doo is mostly cultic trash. Sometimes even Tom and Jerry starts a dissertation on why Tom always gets consequences (he's always trying to be mean to Jerry) and why Jerry is wrong to sometimes start trouble with him. She's going to have a baby sister soon, and little understanding of consequences and why one should not goad another will be invaluable.
Spongebob Squarepants, The Regular Show, Shake it Up, and even Sesame Street are programs that take so much backstory and commentary that my little Chickadee just isn't exposed to them. Try explaining to a little girl who you are teaching to be polite to her elders that farting in someone's face is not acceptable, or being grouchy with everyone ''just because that's me'' is objectionable when the writing is painting such things as comical.
Spongebob Squarepants, The Regular Show, Shake it Up, and even Sesame Street are programs that take so much backstory and commentary that my little Chickadee just isn't exposed to them. Try explaining to a little girl who you are teaching to be polite to her elders that farting in someone's face is not acceptable, or being grouchy with everyone ''just because that's me'' is objectionable when the writing is painting such things as comical.
When Danschance was your age a computer looked like this, the Apple 1, released July 1976. -> Apple 1 computer
If you wanted to play a computer game then first you had to program the game in BASIC or 6502 assembly language, and it had to fit into 4K of RAM...
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They do?
I've been doing it wrong.
At our house, the children are to do their homework, chores, and practice their musical instruments after school.
When that's all done, they can have play-time until dinner. Play time means toys, books, or outside sports.
They only get to watch TV and play their video games on weekends, summertime included.
Those are strictly controlled and time is limited.
I've been doing it wrong.
At our house, the children are to do their homework, chores, and practice their musical instruments after school.
When that's all done, they can have play-time until dinner. Play time means toys, books, or outside sports.
They only get to watch TV and play their video games on weekends, summertime included.
Those are strictly controlled and time is limited.
I watch Sponge Bob with my kids too. I saw the bear episode, I had no idea it was a witches circle, neither did my kids. Like you said, you can find evil in anything if you look for it. It's like those people who watch Disney movies to find evil in them. It's nuts. I used to watch Looney Toons, That was pointless fun.
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When Danschance was your age a computer looked like this, the Apple 1, released July 1976. -> Apple 1 computerView attachment 60562
If you wanted to play a computer game then first you had to program the game in BASIC or 6502 assembly language, and it had to fit into 4K of RAM...
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Might I put in here that saying ''I've done this for decades'' doesn't mean doing such a thing is recommended. Now, if, after decades, your children are all successful parents and adults or even wizards one might concede that the results prove such measures recommendable. My family followed the same formula, and yet only one of the children in my household is of extraordinary intelligence (though all are successful).
