Why are all the shows about dealing with kids about babies/toddlers/teens and forgetting about tweens?
611298
Didn't you know?  We were supposed to be wired to automatically know this stuff.  Yeah I hear you big time!  I took myself over to google and surfed.  There's a ton of stuff out there.  Give it a try and hang in there...apparently it gets better - when they leave home!!! LOL
549669
Yhea, they are annoying.  But if you think about it, no one really knew what they were doing when they were a tween or teen.  At that stage in life we're all just trying things out in an attempt to find out who we are.  It drives me nuts when kids think that they're goth, emo, or punk, but then I remember all the stages that I went through, and I realize that they can pretend to be whatever they want.  Its just important to make a distinction between the real thing and teen rebellion.
786699
i think they wanted to continue their focus on the "friends" aspect rather than allow the show to turn into a "parent" show - family shows are different than friend shows.
1808
I'm older than you and I watch them sometimes.  Mr. Rogers is one of my favorites.\n\nI prefer shows for children to some of the inappropriate shows that there are on TV.
852447
Your question is kinda vague but I'm 20 and have been watching Days of our lives and Passions for almost 6 years now, so since I was like 14 but as a child I missed it a lot cuz of school. But thank god for DVR!!!!! Now I never miss it and hate it if a show doesn't record. If you don't watch Passions too, you should really start, it's almost better than Days! P.s. Hey sglmom! You did realize you answered a 12 year old's question right? I'm sorry for what you had to go through but damn why you takin it out on a poor little girl. Sorry you didn't get to have the joy of watching tv or that you don't want to but get over it!!!!! Your ranting was longer than your answer for her. There is a category for parenting go there to vent with every1 else.
415214
because of the programming and its target age group. During the day it has stuff for teens and into the evenings too. And during the night it has shows for adults etc, its really good.\n\nPlus the 3 letter name is easy to remember and can be spoke in any language! MTV
534831
Because pedophiles are mentally ill.  They are so focused on their goal, that they often disregard the obvious.  The other thing is that they've gotten away with it so often before when it WASN'T a set up, that some get an invincibility complex.  They think they can't be caught.  Still others don't even think that what they're doing is wrong.\n\nI love watching that series because it gives me more and more insight into what to warn kids about and how to protect them from these predators.  I have to admit, I also love seeing them go down at the hands of the police.
986699
What exactly is your point? or question. \nNot all teens are like that. I stopped watching MTV years ago, I go to the mall MAYBE 5 times a year and then it's usually to get gifts for other people and it's been that way for years.\nThere are plenty of people with a little fame and their fans know nothing about how famous their families are. They don't need to know either. They like what they like.\nI couldn't care less about Brooke Hogan, but I've loved watching her father since I was a child. I'm 20 btw.
882696
I'm not really sure, but I'll say this. Not a lot of anime fans are pleased with their favorite shows being censored and brought down to children's shows. One Piece being a good example. Pokemon and Yu-Gi-Oh had excellent success during the past few years (I mean, Pokemon was out when I was 14 years old! I'm 22 now). \n\nKids shows just aren't what they used to be, that's all. Most are probably watching Cartoon Network or Disney or Nick Saturday Mornings.
1066190
I think we could do without them.  It's hard to believe the kids of SO many families are that out of control. Sometimes when I've watched a nanny show, I've wondered if the production staff put the kids up to some of the horrible stuff they do.  And then, after like five days, these supposed little devils are suddenly sweet angels forever and always. Give me a break!
1097973
it's not just Disney, look at almost any children's literature and you will find the same thing. for one, they want the kids to have something to struggle with, for another, the parents would get in the way of their adventures.
703212
you would think that because it is a cartoon, but my little 4 year old sister watches the show and now repeats everything all the dum stuff that patrick says and that isn't good. She calls people stupid and  a barnacle head. Other than that some of the jokes i feel only adults can understand and are not for children. It's like they hide the adult jokes in  a popuar cartoon that kids like to watch. But from experience i wouldn't advise younger children to watch it.
1061993
I agree:  While almost any show can be found to have some redeeming value somewhere (as another answerer pointed out about SpongeBob,) I think it is dangerous to just hope that the kids are picking the correct message out of most programs.\n\nBesides, there are SO MANY other things to do!  I look at it more from the point of view that there are too many other things a child (especially a young one) should be doing instead:  playing with toys, reading, playing with friends, just running or biking outside, playing with parents, etc. etc.\n\nWhile I agree that it would be possible for a child to have a very healthy & happy life with no TV whatsoever, I also don't think it necessarily needs to be removed completely, as another writer suggested.  Small doses of TV, large doses of playtime!
565769
I think they are because they wanted to do stuffs in their own way because when they were a kid they cant do ir so they want kids to be good but they don't show themselves as a good model so they are basically hypocrites.. If im gonna be a parent someday I'd be the best parent so the generation/tradition/culture of being a hypocrite will stop. and oh yea stupidity has also something to do with it.
567903
Look at all the crap on TV, music, and in cartoons. I saw a Bratz Doll commercial where the girl couldn't have been older then 11 or 12, and she was getting ready for a date, wearing tons of makeup, a micro miniskirt and high heeled boots...oh and her date pops in her window while she's putting on her gigantic earrings. I also saw a Barbie My Scene cartoon that came in the box with the doll, and the My Scene characters are all 14-15 years old and obsessing over "does he like me??", who has the hottest boyfriend, and chasing boys. It's a sad thing, young girls start to think that's what life is all about. \n\nAlot of the girls that post those kinda questions are pre-teens and teenagers and barely decided to put away the Barbies in favor of chasing boys.
415476
you know I figured this out.. its not that we nag or anything like that. its the fact that we want it done NOW instead of later.. because either they will forget or get into TV or their boys will come over and we know it won't get done if that happens... so we keep asking them before all this takes place.. this is how we look at it.. but they just hear what is coming out of our mouths.. which is asking them to do something they don't feel like doing right then and there. you feel me...
410622
I agree. It is immature. But at the same time, I wouldn't want my kids to watch things like that. There are lots of words in the human language that can eloquently express yourself and not having to resort to profanity. Sometimes the youth see others doing it and find that it is the "in" thing to do so they do it too. This isn't being really mature. "Let's do it because someone else is and it looks cool." That's not how an adult or anyone should behave.