There was a bit of mumbling and then it turned out they’d never been to America – she’d just used Disney Channel as childcare for 8 hours a day before they started school whilst she ran her business from home.
This is my concern. I let my son (5) watch an hour maximum of supervised TV of an evening. Frequently he’ll hand me the remote and ask to watch something informative, such as helicopter rescues, police shows etc. Given the chance he’d rather be outside on his bike or scooter.
My partners daughter (7) on the other hand will quite happily sit there all day and watch TV. I’ve seen kids who have excellent American accents, just because they would watch and mimic the TV.
I’ve tried to raise this with my partner, but she doesn’t quite see the impact. Granted, I’m the fatty who is aware of the dangers of a sedentary life. So if the weather is good during the weekend, and we are not out and about, the kids are hoofed outside to play. “It’s nice weather, get some fresh air!”.