https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Thu, 14 May 2026 16:34:26 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-watch-a-lot-of-tv-as-a-youngster#post-983725 Fri, 02 Aug 2013 05:41:48 +0000 TheSwissWifeStyle 983725@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yeah I did. But I did tons of other non tv stuff too! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-watch-a-lot-of-tv-as-a-youngster#post-983615 Fri, 02 Aug 2013 00:19:40 +0000 78h2o 983615@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Not really. We lived in the mountains and only had an antenna, so we got about 15 stations... I watched some Romper Room, Sesame Street, Mr. Rodgers, 3-2-1 Contact, Reading Rainbow, etc. Mostly I played outside though. We had a few acres. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-watch-a-lot-of-tv-as-a-youngster#post-983610 Fri, 02 Aug 2013 00:11:32 +0000 lolabee 983610@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We didn't have tv for a long time, so no! Once we did get it we really only watched Saturday morning cartoons. Certain shows were restricted, even as I was older. We were outside all the time. To this day I barely watch tv. </p> <p>EDIT: I want to raise our son the same, not a ton of tv. It's hard for DH and I on this topic as we were raised completely opposite. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-watch-a-lot-of-tv-as-a-youngster#post-983605 Fri, 02 Aug 2013 00:08:53 +0000 luckypenny 983605@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Tons. My mom was even telling me that when I was 4 or 5 I would sit and watch ET and the Sound of music back to back all day for like 8 hours and I never wanted to be interrupted. I'd barely even eat! Yikes! Lol </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-watch-a-lot-of-tv-as-a-youngster#post-983604 Fri, 02 Aug 2013 00:07:46 +0000 keiki_mama 983604@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>A ton! My parents worked a lot and left me home alone after school with no sitter. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-watch-a-lot-of-tv-as-a-youngster#post-983601 Fri, 02 Aug 2013 00:06:06 +0000 sarac 983601@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Tons, my family was really physically inactive. I enjoy it as an adult, but as a part of a finely tuned balance of active and passive recreation. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-watch-a-lot-of-tv-as-a-youngster#post-983588 Thu, 01 Aug 2013 23:55:30 +0000 fussygal 983588@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I watched quite a bit but I also played outside way more than it seems kids do these days!</p> <p>Now I sound like a crotchety old woman... </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-watch-a-lot-of-tv-as-a-youngster#post-983345 Thu, 01 Aug 2013 21:14:38 +0000 autumnlove 983345@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@mrsbookworm: Nice! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-watch-a-lot-of-tv-as-a-youngster#post-983329 Thu, 01 Aug 2013 21:06:43 +0000 MapleMoose 983329@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>No, I was always outside playing. My parents limited our TV time. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-watch-a-lot-of-tv-as-a-youngster#post-983229 Thu, 01 Aug 2013 20:37:23 +0000 Caly 983229@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We barely watched any. They were pretty strict about it...I don't feel like I missed out. Plus, I feel like I've watched enough trash in my adult life to make up for it. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-watch-a-lot-of-tv-as-a-youngster#post-983213 Thu, 01 Aug 2013 20:34:35 +0000 mrsbookworm 983213@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>No, my parents were pretty strict about how much and what we watched. I did get to go on Romper Room though. My fifteen minutes of fame happened at age 4! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-watch-a-lot-of-tv-as-a-youngster#post-983207 Thu, 01 Aug 2013 20:33:22 +0000 Littlebit 983207@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My parents were really strict with how much we watched, but not strict with what we watched. My favorite show as a 9 year old was the Real World Seattle O.o </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-watch-a-lot-of-tv-as-a-youngster#post-983198 Thu, 01 Aug 2013 20:31:22 +0000 BeachMama 983198@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yes, a lot. I had a tv in my room. But I was also a competitive swimmer and had workouts twice a day, so it's not like I was a couch potato. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-watch-a-lot-of-tv-as-a-youngster#post-983123 Thu, 01 Aug 2013 20:15:54 +0000 JessKas 983123@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I don't think so. I definitely watched cartoons on the weekend though! We didn't have TV other than movies from the time I was 9-13, and then we only had a few channels . </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-watch-a-lot-of-tv-as-a-youngster#post-983090 Thu, 01 Aug 2013 20:09:40 +0000 yin 983090@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>TV pretty much raised me as a child. My parents were busy working at the restaurant downstairs, and I was upstairs watching television. I learned how to speak Cantonese and English from watching TV. I loved PBS the most, and I still love it today. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-watch-a-lot-of-tv-as-a-youngster#post-982610 Thu, 01 Aug 2013 18:41:26 +0000 Bao 982610@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yeah I watched a lot of Disney movies and then whatever shows were on during the day. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-watch-a-lot-of-tv-as-a-youngster#post-982607 Thu, 01 Aug 2013 18:40:40 +0000 Mrs. Pickle 982607@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We watched PBS in the afternoons. I remember watching Arthur, Zoom, Magic Schoolbus, and Clifford. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-watch-a-lot-of-tv-as-a-youngster#post-982599 Thu, 01 Aug 2013 18:39:40 +0000 autumnlove 982599@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My parents didn't buy a TV until we moved into our house when I was 2.5. They let me watch Romper Room, Mr. Rodger's Neighborhood and Sesame Street a couple times a week! </p>