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TV at preschool

Nov5Mrs.Nov5Mrs.
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We limit TV watching for our 4 year old to one 1/2 hour in the morning and occasionally (1-2x per week) she'll watch another 1/2 hour after her afternoon quiet time (no more napping). Maybe 2 or 3 times per month she'll stay up late and watch a movie. She goes 2 days per week to a church-run preschool from 9-12, but stays until 3 pm one day per week for an afterschool program. At the after school program I think they watch 1/2-1 hour of TV, play, go outside, snack etc. Although I'd prefer that she not watch at all TV there, it's only one day a week and she does watch in the afternoons at home sometimes. Anyway, I stopped in early one day to pick her up and found the class watching TV while eating lunch (during regular preschool hours). Next week, the teacher plans to have a slipper/popcorn day and they'll watch a movie, again during her regular preschool time. I'm not against TV watching (obviously we let her watch at home), but I'm sort of annoyed because I want her preschool time to be about learning and mostly about socialization and it's hard to socialize when the class is watching TV. Since she's only going twice per week, so I'd really rather she be learning and socializing during that time.  I'm not sure if I'm overreacting, or if I should just ask exactly how much TV they watch. Am I overreacting? Ugh.
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  • omurrayomurray
    My DS is allowed to watch TV, but we limit it of course.  I am not in favor of TV at preschool at all.  In my opinion, preschool is supposed to be a social, interactive experience.  Last year, my DS's preschool class occasionally watched shows that were 30 min and that irritated me.  I didn't say anything because it was only a handful of times throughout the year, but if it were regular part of their routine, I definitely would object.  You are paying them to provide a preschool experience, not park the kids in front of TV to make their jobs easier. 
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  • penguingrrlpenguingrrl member

    When we were looking for preschools one of our big questions was whether they watched TV, we chose one that doesn't even have TVs because I don't feel it's okay at school. They have watched things on the teacher's laptop a few times, but it was things that related to lessons. I wouldn't be happy with more than that and would definitely say something.

    And our TV is usually on at home, so I'm not a stickler. The kids don't sit and watch all day, but I can't deal with a quiet house, especially because we get a ton of street noise that I don't want the kids hearing.

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  • Mrs MannersMrs Manners member
    We limit ds's screen time. If he is "on green" for behavior at school, he earns 30 minutes of screen time that he can use either watching a tv show or playing games on our ipad. Because he gets so little exposure at home, I don't mind if they show a movie to the kids at school on a Friday afternoon. They typically try to pick something that ties in with their theme for the month/week and they don't do it every Friday. However, we are talking about a school my son attends from 7-5:30 M-F. I would be HIGHLY annoyed if he were only there a few hours a week and they spent that time watching tv. I would also be very bothered by the eating lunch while watching tv.
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  • Court0026Court0026 member
    Yeah, I don't see a place for tv at all in preschool.  I wouldn't be happy about it, and I am not a stickler for tv hours/time at home.
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  • RoxBrideRoxBride member

    I am not all the worked up about TV at home, but at school, I wouldn't want them watching TV. I'd be particularily upset about TV during a meal.

    Our program only uses TV in the event of an emergency. For example, when a child had a seizure, they turned it one so the children would watch in their rooms while one of the 2 teachers in the room left to go help with the emergency. That is the one and only time the TV was every used.

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  • CTJune06CTJune06
    DD watches some TV at home but I would not be cool with her watching TV at preschool. I just don't think it's the place and she's only there 2 mornings/week.
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  • howleyshellhowleyshell member

    That's a conversation I'd be having for sure.

    Watching TV while eating?  

    No WAY that would fly for me.

    I'd ask what the "norm" or policy is first, get a better feel for it and go from there.  Hopefully this was a random case of the teacher's family member being deathly ill and she HAD to take a personal call but wanted to know the children were occupied while her full attention couldn't be on them, KWIM?  That kinda stuff I get.  Life happens.

    If I walked in on my child's whole class in front of a TV set during a meal I'd be making darned sure it wasn't going to happen again or I'd be looking for a different school.

     

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  • rspiegelrspiegel member

    My preschool director would gasp at this.  She already believes kids have too much interaction with TV, video games, phones, and electronics (for the purpose of killing time.) 

    My DD watches about 1 hour of TV a day.  I have no issues at home.  But she attends school from 8-4pm 5 days a week.  They play, interact, learn, read, etc.,  but I do not even believe the school owns a TV.   I would have a conversation about this.  I hate the idea of someone dropping my kid in front of the TV so they can get "a break"! 

    I work for a community center that has preschool programs and after school programs.  There may be a monthly movie treat for the older kids, but any pre- school teacher showing videos all the time gets written up! 

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  • KathrynMDKathrynMD member

    yeah. .  that wouldn't fly with me.

    We watch TV at home, but I don't want to pay anyone to watch TV w/ my DD.

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