Looking for advice on how to approach this situation
Me and my sons dad aren’t together but we get on quite well.
He is very much “boys will be boys” have to raise them to be strong and not weak etc
He watches unsuitable tv programmes (zombies, gory, fighting, sex scenes etc) and has the tv on in the background most of the time. If I say it’s not suitable he doesn’t wanna hear it, says the kids have to learn to be strong. Easy to say but he’s not there to deal with any consequences of his influence
Our son is now 6 months and I don’t have a tv at home, so when he does see tv it’s likely at his dad’s or with family.
I don’t really want the only tv he sees to be inappropriate but I’m not sure how I can approach this and actually be heard. It will probably end up in me not going to his dad’s house.
Should I bother speaking up or just not put our son in that environment?
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I would say to try to bring it up to him and let him know if he can’t keep the tv off, you and your son will have to stay away. Maybe have him come visit your place more often so you can control the environment.
not the sex scenes 🤮
I just want to say I love that you don’t have a. Tv at home. Funny how these sources of entertainment aren’t entertaining our babies wellbeing
Idk what country youre in but in the UK this is considered a form of neglect. That sort of thing can and will fuck your kid up. Might help when discussing it with him
At 6 months he has no idea what’s going on & can’t understand any of it .. I’d be more concerned when he gets older and starts to understand etc… but I’d make that clear to his dad now
My nephews dad does this, my nephew is 4 now and the consequences are he is an aggressive child who constantly acts out violent scenes though play. My sister regrets allowing it and has since stopped it because it was becoming a problem at preschool.
He sounds like a terrible influence, I wouldn't want my son around that
6 months he wont understand but i would nip it in the bud right away.
Why does he have to constantly have the tv on?
He sounds more botherd about the tv than his son?
I would lay the boundaries out and say either tv goes off while your son is there or you meet away from his house!
speak up once more & let dad know that you would appreciate it if he cared ab the media y’all’s baby consumes at such a young age. i’m not against kids watch “adult” shows bc i grew up watching family guy & whatnot but i only watched it when i was getting my hair done on sunday nights. it’s supposed to be occasional , once in a blue moon if it’s vulgar. for example , my son & i watch hazbin hotel sometimes. he loves it , but bc of the vulgarity i don’t watch it much. i used to watch big mouth when he was an infant , i stopped when he turned 4 months bc of how uncensored it is.
tell him he can put on so many old school children’s shows as bg noise that he grew up on & i’m sure both of them would enjoy. it doesn’t always have to be dad’s shows
If you don’t stamp it out asap you’re going to have an awful problem on your hands when you’re son gets older, sorry you’re having to deal with that as I’m sure it’s a hard situation
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