It would be very important to know why he says that . I would think if its not effecting your childs day than it dosen't make sense to make it harder for him than it has to be. I watch alot more than your son ,I should cut down . KEEP CHECKING BACK TO SEE IF ANY OTHER MOTHER HAS BEEN TOLD THIS

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We haven't been told this, but certainly we see a correlation between our son's behaviors and what he's watching on TV. Very simple example: when he fell in love with WALL-E, the Disney movie, he would mimic EVA's blasting whenever he became angry or defiant. If you told him something he didn't want to hear, he would lift his arm, point it at you and make blasting noises . So, the house rule became that if he adopted an unaccepable behavior from a show, then he would no longer be allowed to watch that show. Is that what's happening in your case?

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I also see within my children when they watch TV they store their energy and aggression up. When they finish watching they have all of these emotions and energy stored and don't know how to release it without it being a problem. Sometimes mine also have a hard time getting started after watching TV and they need additional time to organize their thoughts before moving forward for the day.

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Hi,

I am the mother of an ADHD 8 year old boy. He responds so well when we LIMIT his screen time. By screen tme, I mean, TV, video games, computer, etc.

My pediatrician asked us to try it and report back at his next visit. The reason he asked us to try it was that TV contantly changes the perspective from which you view the subject. This helps to "keep you interested," then when you go to school you have teacher standing in once place giving you instructions and does nothing to "keep you interested."

I will say it was difficult at first but after we set the boundaries of time to view, he knew what to expect and his attention span has increased. We do allow more TV time during the summer and on weekends, but during the weekdays it is minimal.

In my opinion it was one of those things we were willing to try, and it worked for us.

Best of luck

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Our pediatrician told us my 8 year old son should not watch tv/video games in the am before school. We also limit his video game time to an hour a day in the summer as well as little to no tv during the day in the summer. I see a big difference in him (for the good) when tv/video games are limited. He doesn't like it but I remind him that's what the dr. told us we have to do to help him feel happy and then he's ok with it.

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We just had a meeting with the Psychiatrist and have decided to limit screen time to 1 hour/day. I think my son can live with that. Thanks for all the kind responses

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