We don't have cable however I have been considering getting it because I'd like to be able to use things like the science shows, etc. to supplement what we are talking about at home with my kids (K and preschool age). I've been so far away from cable (8 years now) that I don't even know what is on anymore. Dh thinks we can get shows over the internet for free but I'm not finding much out there yet. For those of you who use educational channels and shows with your kids, what do you watch? Our focus is definitely science right now - human body systems, robots, inventions of any kind. He is almost 6 and can comprehend a lot but it does need to be geared down somewhat - at least taken down to the middle school level. History would be good if it's geared toward kids. That's an area we haven't explored a lot except relating to science and inventions.
I wouldn't worry about her not playing with Barbies (I'm anti-Barbie so maybe I'm biased??). My 3 year old has no interest in dolls. I wouldn't mind if she played with her baby dolls - she just doesn't care about them as a plaything. She is too busy learning other things like letters and numbers and other things. The violent TV is something I stay away from, even if it is historical. I made the mistake of letting the kids watch a movie about Nazi Germany, thinking it would be OK since it was a Hallmark movie and seemed safe and then, yikes!, they put a bunch of women before a firing squad. Luckily, I was right there to stop the tape when I realized what was happening.
