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We do, but it's hard to pay attention to it!

I do but she doesn't pay attention to it.

I don't unless it's some kind of emergency I need more info about. I miss the news but my kids pick up a lot and I am not interested in having them up on murders, drugs, war and whatnot.

I do, but neither of my girls really pays attention to it. I'm also not sure if the BBC is a bit more reserved in what they show or if I'm just too distracted in the morning to notice, but they hardly ever show images that make me stop and think that I don't want my 2 year old seeing that.

Yes, but LO is only 11 months. When she starts paying attention, I won't.

I don't like to. I don't want to shield them from everything, but I kind of hate our local news anyways as far as what stories that choose to cover and the spin stuff normally gets. But I just don't think most news programs are presented in a way that is appropriate for kids.

Obviously it's different if they're too little to have a clue, I'm talking when they're old enough to pay attention to it.

I don't. The news is hard for me to watch! I'm sure he wouldn't understand most of it, but I still don't like to have it on when he's awake.

I never ever watch local news anymore--it is just ridiculous--"16 year old girl found murdered" followed by "the secret killer lurking in your pantry" followed by "10 weight loss tips from the experts!". Ick. no thank you. So LO is definitely never exposed (although sometimes the news comes on first depending on what channel was on last when we turn on the tv, and in the mornings it's usually the traffic report and he enjoys watching all the cars )

@mediagirl: You can listen to NPR on iTunes Radio. I usually tune in on my phone.

Wish we didn't at all. But SO likes the news (while I prefer NPR). So it's on sometimes

I was thinking about this last night. I listen to NPR all the time, and we usually watch BBC World News and ABC News at night. Last night, though,there was a lot of violence in the reporting, and she was fixated on the TV. I ended up turning it off, because I don't want her exposed to that, even though she is too little to understand. I think we're going to get a small TV for the kitchen so that we can still have it on but without it being front and center in the living room.