At what age did you start putting a tv in your child room to help them fall asleep
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My daughter has an Alexa and plays storm sounds
My kids get to watch one movie all together before bed, but they don’t get to have the tv on after that.
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I haven’t. We don’t even have a tv in our own room
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Never. But they can watch the aquarium on the living room TV before bed
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Never. Sound machine works for all ages.
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My daughter got one that she knows how to use by herself for her 6th birthday but is only allowed to watch before/at bedtime on weekends!
Never had a tv in my bedroom when I was younger
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My 1 and 2 year old have one. Doesn’t keep them up. I always watch something to fall asleep too. We co-slept for awhile and then they stayed in my room until they were 1. So they’ve always had it. They sleep great. Always have.
My daughter has one in her room but it barely gets used. Definitely wouldn’t be on at night time. She’s 7.
My oldest child has always had a TV in her room, she can’t sleep without the sound/light, my youngest daughter doesn’t watch TV, so she doesn’t.
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Terrible habit to start. Not every place they are going to stay will have that. Just makes it easier for everyone everywhere to put them to bed
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My toddler has his own TV in his room for his movies and I have one in my room I watch my shows and we don’t fight on who gets to watch what i watch everything with him at least one and if its not something I like him watching he doesn’t. He understands and bedtimes at 9
Mine always have, they have quiet time before lights out, they go lay in bed and watch tv to wind down about an hour before bed
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Nemo’s “options” before hitting play was always on for my kids at night. Aquarium sounds constantly going kept them asleep 
They’re now teenagers are like dark and quiet at bed time 
I had to program them to sleep with noise. It worked for us as a family. Still does, they sleep through everything but their school alarms lol
My seven yo has had a TV in her room since she was 4, but she doesn’t play in there, and it’s probably been turned on twice in 3 years. I read my child to sleep every night.
We shared a room when she was born. I discovered lullabies on YouTube.
Fast forward 13 years and she falls asleep to the same lullaby as back then…
My children have probably always had a tv but it goes off at bedtime 
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Never. My oldest had a tablet that she has to put away when she gets ready for bed. We’ve got a small TV and DVD player, but I don’t know the last time it got used.
Perfect parents up in here. 
Whenever you want. Your kid.
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I’ve always had the issue of not being able to sleep without some background noise. I started at 5. Eventually, my dad decided on a low dim light and a radio for background noise. Then when my daughter turned four, I gave her the option lullabies or stories on YouTube for the night.
Mine have always had one.
Never. The stimulation would keep my kids up all night.
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I wouldn’t, Not to help them fall asleep anyways. , try using a lullaby… has sounds and light and don’t distract their minds or peace before bed
- I put iheart radio on & he listens to the music on his tv. He’s 8 now & still does it.
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My daughter uses a music channel but no TV at bedtime
I never put it on for my children to fall asleep. They had a tv since they were young.
If you think it will help them sleep, try it. Mine was 5 and that is what finally got him to sleep in his own bed. Even now he’s almost 11 I say no phone you can watch tv and he’s fast asleep in minutes. Who cares if it helps
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Never. I don’t believe it is necessary. I have two adults sons and I never put television on their room. I don’t have one in my room either.
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My kids don’t or they would never go to sleep. I use melatonin gummies. They have a TV in their play room, but not in their bedroom.
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My eldest got one at 7 because her asd little brother (4) got one. Not for sleeping though, but my son only slept 4 hours a night and needed something for us to do together quietly so we didn’t wake everyone else up in the mornings.
My kiddo is 10 and only has a radio, she don’t need TV in the room she’d never sleep lol
That can actually have the opposite effect.
Read up on studies about it. I’d weigh it carefully
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My daughter just turned 5. I think she’s had one since she was 3. She doesn’t stay up all night though, we turn it on when she gets in to bed and within 30-40 min she is asleep. If she was up all night I wouldn’t allow it.
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I never had one in my room because I spelt with my mum till around 13 but then I got a tv in my room because I started sleeping in it:joy:
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My daughter was 6 maybe 7 and we put the sleep timer on for 30 minutes to an hour so once she falls asleep the TV turns itself off. Just so she wouldn’t wake up randomly and get interested in it and stay up in the middle of the night
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Never. It makes it to hard to monitor what they watch and how much they watch. Kids need to learn to socialize and play with other kids, not sit in front of a tv.
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My kids have always had tvs. One it helped go to sleep and one had to be off for them to calm down.
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No TVs in the bedrooms ever when I was raising my children not even in my bedroom, instead they had radio’s. If I gave my kids everything they wanted for their room they would have never had any reason to leave their room , so TVs were not allowed in the bedrooms, the one in the family room had the game systems hooked up to it and the one in the living room was for watching TV. They’re grown adults now with their own families and homes. still no bedroom TVs. 
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My 6 year old has one but she has it off at bedtime and I put a story on her calm app which helps her settle and she’s happy cos she gets 2 stories, 1 from me and 1 when I’ve left the room
Never to fall asleep to. Lights off, music on, maybe a nightlight.
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Our rule is No TVs in kids bedrooms ever.
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My son has always had one since sleeping in his own room. But honestly they say tvs are really bad for healthy sleep, so 
My boy is turning 5 tomorrow and I’ve just put one in his room. It helps him settle better and he stays in his own room now. He’s asleep within half hour most nights
I haven’t. They are 7 and 4 and the TV just keeps them awake.
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Think my daughter was 5. Could’ve read her 100 books n she wouldn’t have fell asleep so knew she got 10 mins before bed and that always done it and we go in and turn it off
Would be better to get a fan & nightlight
My girls are (almost) 4 & 7, they have a tv in their room and they get to watch a bedtime movie on weekends after we get them in bef. (around 8-9pm) but we turn it off after it’s over whether they’re still up or not
When ever you want. Your kid, your choice. Now, my kids had a TV in their room since birth technically.
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Never. My child had a t at age 7. She threw a tantrum and smashed it. Never again will she have a tv.
Get a sound machine. Tv in the bedroom is terrible, especially for children. But honestly No one needs a tv to fall asleep.
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Never. They get a fan and white noise.
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If the child never needs it they’ll never depend on it. Mine had one in their room during play time and stuff for a bit while younger but by the time both boys were 8/9 we took it out and they never needed it since. They have screen time with tablets or phones before bed but then it’s lights out. They’re 12&13
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If you want to put a tv in you’re child’s room then you go it! Everyone’s going to have different opinions, if my two girls stayed in their own rooms they would have a tv in there but they don’t, they still sleep with me and I have a tv in my room but my girls can’t sleep with any light or sound
TVs tend to keep them awake. No screentime atleast an hour before bedtime
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Never have them fall asleep to tv…if any tv put on sleep videos on you tube…music n such.
I would say around 6 years old if not mounted I did this with my child because she would take a shower brush teeth and wanna lay down and watch a movie when she fail asleep I’d turn tv off
My son is 7 and he has a tv in his room. It’s all about balance and letting them know they have to turn it off for bedtime.
My daughter got one in her room at 9. It has to go off at bed time though we don’t use it to help her sleep.
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Never. They’re in there to sleep, not watch tv
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My kids are all adults, never had a tv in their rooms.
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Up to you it’s your child, what works with some people may not work for others. I thought of it for my kids maybe when they are 8 ish set the sleep timer and when that is done no more for the night.
My son will watch TV and NOT go to sleep
To help them fall asleep? NEVER, bed time is bed time plain and simple
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I just gave my daughter a tv and she’s 7. Mainly because my 8 month old daughter is absolutely obsessed with ms Rachel and she watches it on the living room tv lol. We only have 1 remote though that we share between both tvs and she’s not allowed to watch it when she goes to bed
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Tv disrupts their sleep it’s not healthy for their sleep cycle at all
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My kids have had a tv in their room since they came home from the hospital. I have one in our room and I have an older child so there’s always been one
Never. Televisions, and the blue light of electronic devices in general, are stimulating and contribute to poor sleep habits. A sound machine can help with blocking outside noises and enhance relaxation for more restful sleep. Not having a bedroom television is best practice for everyone not just kids.
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NEVER! use lights and music.
Why would a tv help them go to sleep .? Maybe a speaker or something to listen to audibles but not a tv
Never have TV game consoles all stay in living room I don’t even put one in my room even thou I can idk for me tvs don’t belong in the bedrooms
Kids do not need TVs in their rooms!
If you put in something like national geographic shows with David Attenborough’s voice it is incredibly relaxing and educational. Sweet dreams in no time.
26 or 27. By then, it’s your own fault your deadbeat kid will never leave home.
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When they are adults they could make that decision for them selves. As a child/minor this would not be good They will always have something to watch at night or after school. Encourage book reading at night it helps to relax the mind
My kids where I think 9-10.They are older now(21,20,17,15)and don’t want a tv in their rooms now
Tvs don’t help kids sleep. I regret ever putting them in my kids room. Don’t do it! If they need noise get a radio or something that can play white noise sounds or even thunderstorms. I turn my tv on YouTube with a black screen and thunderstorm noises to sleep.
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My girls will be 3 in October. They have a TV in their room and we have a TV in the living room. They got their TV about 3 months ago. I couldnt stand the cartoons all day anymore. Half the time they werent even watching but the minute I try to change it… So now they have their own. At bedtime we will let them watch for 30 minutes. We set the timer, I dim the screen and turn the volume low. Sounds machines and nightlights are on and we leave them to it. They know when the tv goes off its time to sleep. If we want them to go to sleep around 830 then we get them in bed by 8 so we arent letting them stay up to watch tv but giving them 30 minutes to watch before bedtime. It keeps us all sane getting to bed.
Televisions are notoriously bad for sleeping, as are all other electronic devices. It’s suggested by professionals that kids go at least 2 hours without looking at electronics before bed.
There are lots of various sleep machines to use for noise and light instead.
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My son is 4 and has one but he isn’t allowed to fall asleep to it… it’s shut off before bed
Never, my kids do not get to watch TV at all.
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No. No tvs in the room. Just try a sound machine.
I’d recommend a sound machine. As someone who grew up falling asleep with the TV on, it took me literal years to break that habit and you never get great sleep due to the stimulating changing sounds and flashing colors. TV is meant to keep your attention not help you fall asleep… I now suffer with severe insomnia, is it directly related, idk, but I’d guess it definitely didn’t help.
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Have them read a book instead.
Never. Studies show that you should not have electronics within 30 minutes of bedtime. Give them a stack of books and a small bedside light.
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Never. Blue light messes up their sleep cycles and circadian rhythm, so they get poorer quality sleep. It also just sets up an environment that makes screen addiction more likely. There is so much evidence now on the negative effects on child behaviour and brain development, so the less screen time the better. Read a book, or put on an audiobook to listen to instead.
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I learned in psychology classes that watching TV to fall asleep is a leading cause for alzheimers when u get older because it affects your r.e.m sleep which is ur deep sleep… the lights from the TV trigger something in your brain to prevent a deep sleep. Lack of sleep causes memory loss
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My kids both have TVs but shut them off at 9 with their music light - ages 6&8
That’s not a good reason for a TV, if anything it makes you sleep more restlessly and can damage your eyes
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N E V E R !!!
And we WONDER what’s wrong with our kids!!! What a pile of crap!!!
My boys have a timer on theirs for 1 hr at bed time, and they go to bed by 8pm, on school days they are only allowed documentaries. On non school days they get an HR to watch a show or movie. Works well for my kiddos.
It helps my son to sleep. He falls asleep within mins. He was 9/10 years old. He’s 10 will be 11.
We have T.V.'s in our kids room. But that wasn’t for them to fall asleep. In fact they are not in use at night.
They were put in because I didn’t want to hear them fight over the one in the living room.
my girls dont have one in room if did they would never go to sleep .
As someone who was given a tv to sleep with, don’t do it.
I literally can’t sleep without having background noise now and it’s so frustrating sometimes.
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I put Alexa in my granddaughters room when she spends the night with me and ask for Twinkle Twinkle little Rock Star on a 2 hour loop. She is almost 3 and has worked wonders since she was a baby. Only problem isbI will fall asleep too
I didn’t give them a TV in their room until they were like 12.
I never had a TV in my room growing up, and my kids are 14, 10, and 8 and still no TV in rooms. Man I’m 35 with no TV in my room. Lol too each their own but no age NEEDS a TV in their room
Never, we always read a book or two to calm them down.
My daughter has her tablet and I play instrument music