Comments on: Kids And Tech, How TiVo Is Changing Your Childs Life http://www.tivoblog.com/archives/2006/05/29/kids-and-tech-how-your-tivo-is-changing-your-childs-life/ An Unofficial Blog dedicated to TiVo News, Information & Commentary. One of CNET News.com's Top 100 Blogs. Sat, 05 Jul 2008 12:29:13 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc By: Doug http://www.tivoblog.com/archives/2006/05/29/kids-and-tech-how-your-tivo-is-changing-your-childs-life/#comment-22617 Doug Tue, 30 May 2006 15:28:47 +0000 http://www.tivoblog.com/archives/2006/05/29/kids-and-tech-how-your-tivo-is-changing-your-childs-life/#comment-22617 Our kids watched "Frosty the Snowman" well into March. My 5 yr old asks us to pause the show when she has to go to the bathroom or asks us to "back it up" if she comes into the room after her 2 yr old brother was watching the show before she arrived. And, of course, she doesn't entirely understand why these same things can't be done when she visits her grandparents. Our kids watched “Frosty the Snowman” well into March. My 5 yr old asks us to pause the show when she has to go to the bathroom or asks us to “back it up” if she comes into the room after her 2 yr old brother was watching the show before she arrived.

And, of course, she doesn’t entirely understand why these same things can’t be done when she visits her grandparents.

]]> By: TGWShark http://www.tivoblog.com/archives/2006/05/29/kids-and-tech-how-your-tivo-is-changing-your-childs-life/#comment-22404 TGWShark Tue, 30 May 2006 13:28:14 +0000 http://www.tivoblog.com/archives/2006/05/29/kids-and-tech-how-your-tivo-is-changing-your-childs-life/#comment-22404 There's much truth in the article. One thing I miss are the annual events, though. When I was growing up, you had one chance per year to catch "The Wizard of Oz", or "A Charlie Brown Christmas", or any number of other annual television events. The broadcasters even called them "Specials", because they were. Yes, Sam (and my own Jeremy) can watch their favorites whenever the parents say, "Sure." And I love the convenience of my TiVo and DVD's, too. But the kids, and I, have lost some of the magic of these things, I think. Watching that scrawny little Christmas tree turn beautiful used to mean, "Yay! Christmas-time is here!" Now, it could just as easily mean "Welcome to May 30th!" or any other nondescript day. There’s much truth in the article. One thing I miss are the annual events, though. When I was growing up, you had one chance per year to catch “The Wizard of Oz”, or “A Charlie Brown Christmas”, or any number of other annual television events. The broadcasters even called them “Specials”, because they were.

Yes, Sam (and my own Jeremy) can watch their favorites whenever the parents say, “Sure.” And I love the convenience of my TiVo and DVD’s, too.

But the kids, and I, have lost some of the magic of these things, I think. Watching that scrawny little Christmas tree turn beautiful used to mean, “Yay! Christmas-time is here!” Now, it could just as easily mean “Welcome to May 30th!” or any other nondescript day.

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