A while ago we had a little TV in our 4-year-old son's room, just for movies as it was not hooked up to cable or anything. We thought this was OK since he would not be watching anything with content we did not approve of. However we failed to see some other bad effects of having a TV in the bedroom, specifically dependency. He became too dependent on it for entertainment.
Now he is an active boy who gets several hours of exercise a day so I did not think too hard about it until the night I realized he could not fall asleep unless he was watching a movie! I promptly yanked the set out, replaced it with an arts/actvities desk and bought him some craft materials and puzzels. He complained a bit at first but I held my ground and now he doesn't even think about it, he also doesn't miss it.
Do you let your kids have a TV in their room? What effects have you seen?

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