How on earth does this paragon of virtue and example to all working mothers survive without the aid of Ceebies (good job she isn't BBC contracted)? She must be truely a wonderful parent to play imaginitive games and create fun craft projects for them all the time. Wow I wish could be more like her. Davina I bow to your divine motherliness.
What a load of old crap these so called working mum celebs talk.
There's not a mum I know who doesn't use the telly occasionally to calm down over excited kids. Doesn't mean we are bad mothers(well not that bad).
Annoying!
Wednesday, 6 January 2010
No telly for Davina's kids eh?!
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What a load of old tripe! Like she really spends enough time with her kids to never be tempted to switch the TV on so she can get a moment's peace?
ReplyDeleteBit like the 'supermum' Nicola Flippin' Horlick who had two full-time nannies and a 7-figure salary to match, pontificating about how to bring up children... yeah, right, I would be a supermum as well if I could afford to not think about where the next pay check was coming from!
LCM x
p.s. worth noting as well, since I am sticking the boot in, that NH also deemed Bernie Madoff as "... someone who is very, very good at calling the US equity market." Such sound judgement. To the tune of £14m loss, methinks?
Oh how I hate sanctimonious old b***ocks like this! My son, now 13, is a bright lad and has spent a good deal of his childhood watching the telly. It doesn't seem to have harmed him: at a family do at Christmas when we had a fun quiz, he knew loads of answers mainly because "I heard it on The Simpsons".
ReplyDeleteBloody Hell and I used to think she talked sense!!
ReplyDeleteIt is just because she doesn't want to see herself on TV in those bloody hair adverts.
ReplyDeleteHuh! Well, like the majority of people I suspect, we have the TV on rather a lot. Fair enough if you don't, but I'm not sure that no TV suddenly makes you a 'better' mother.
ReplyDeleteGreat comments everyone, thanks for getting stuck in. Trish, my 2 year old can count to 4 thanks to the Numberjacks. And she talks about sharing strawberries courtesy of Waybaloo!
ReplyDeletePippa, couldn't agree more, they are nauseating.
LCM, what is it with these bloody supercareerwomen!
My Lo has gained so much from things like number jacks and he loves the counting on the lift on Show me show me, these things help engage children and entertain them and learn all in one. I used to really respect her as a mother but when I read that article that respect diminished!
ReplyDeleteHee. Just found your blog, it's great. Mine are also telly watchers...
ReplyDeleteI have noticed in my own circle of mums that some don't class telly and DVDs as being the same thing!
Thanks! Yes that does seem to be the case. DVD's seem to be okay for some reason but telly isn't....strange.
ReplyDeleteGreat post, more TV watchers here! but not every day and why is that? - because they are at nursery, another controversy!
ReplyDeleteNowadays kids TV really is pretty educational, well I think so anyway.
Great blog, just found you via British Mummy Bloggers. You do not seem to have been doing this long but have taken to it like a duck to water.
Well done, Mich x
Thanks Michelle, what a lovely thing to say (the bit about me clearly) the other bit's great too though! I think it's v educational. x
ReplyDeleteSpot on!
ReplyDeleteI suspect it's very easy to stick to a sanctimonious 'no TV' attitude if your kids are at nursery most of the day, or, as I'm sure is probably the case for most of these celeb mums, you have hired nannies paid to entertain their kids all day.
Well, we don't all have those options. A lot of us, like me, are home with their kids much of their day, some juggling work at home too. The weather is awful, the days are long and dark. And yes, as a result the TV gets utilised.
Is it on all day while I sit on my ass ignoring my child? No. Do I use it to get half an hour's peace, make a sandwich or meet a deadline? Yes. Am I going to feel guilty about it? Absolutely not!!
I'm not really sure where Davina stated that her chidlren do not watch television. I must have missed it. There is an interview with her in February's Psychologies magazine in which she states "I only let them watch 15 minutes in the morning, and an hour after dinner." So clearly they do watch television.
ReplyDeleteYou know what? I exaggerated and I'm sorry for that. I'm sorry that some people do not agree with my view (as you would have seen on BMB) although I totally respect theirs (although this was clearly not apparant from my vitriolic blog). I'm sorry for global warming and the polar bears. I'm sorry too that I've had a shitty day (see today's post) and that it's all come at once. I'm not sorry to have stirred up debate though, that's a good thing. I enjoy your blog and I hope you'll give me a second chance too. I'll stay away from celeb bashing from now on (well maybe just a little bit)....
ReplyDeleteNow I will get over myself and stop being so sensitive.
But you were right, it is sanctimonious bollocks.
ReplyDeleteSome really good points....bring back bagpuss I say!!
ReplyDeleteMel:>)))
My Dad looked after my little girl while I was at work and they watched a lot of TV together. It was great it taught my Dad all the nursery rhymes, kids craft and cake baking he needed to know and sparked of lots of learning for my daughter. I'll not forget how good her Spanish was on holiday thanks to Dora!
ReplyDeleteThe only drawback is now she is used to the TV on and re runs of Hannah Montanna on Disney are not quite so good for her......