My Granddaughter

[cateyes1]

I'm not trying to tell you or your son how to raise a child, but I think six years old is WAY too young to be left alone with access to YouTube or Tiktok and no adult supervision. I wouldn't expect a six year old to know enough to seek it out, but some of the stuff that gets posted there is highly inappropriate for children that age and is not impossible for them to stumble upon. 


While much of it is innocent enough and the content your granddaughter wants to watch I'm sure is likely appropriate - it's the other stuff that gets accessed by accident which can be harmful. The lack of supervision is just asking for trouble, in my opinion. I don't mean to create any unnecessary drama for you, but please reconsider that course of action.


At this point, taking it away will likely result in resentment from your granddaughter, but laying down some guidelines and house rules - with Rule #1 being to never watch it 'alone' should be strictly enforced.


Good luck with however you proceed.

Thank you. She is NEVER alone alone I am ALWAYS in the next room and she knows that I will walk in at anytime. She mostly watches "family fun pack" or JoJo Siwa ...I can hear the TV from where I am also. Her Dad has a parental lock on the channels he doesn't want her on. My son is a cop and is very strict about things like that....He's seen it all however and so I know what you are saying....thank you

[countrygirl12]

I'm not trying to tell you or your son how to raise a child, but I think six years old is WAY too young to be left alone with access to YouTube or Tiktok and no adult supervision. I wouldn't expect a six year old to know enough to seek it out, but some of the stuff that gets posted there is highly inappropriate for children that age and is not impossible for them to stumble upon. 


While much of it is innocent enough and the content your granddaughter wants to watch I'm sure is likely appropriate - it's the other stuff that gets accessed by accident which can be harmful. The lack of supervision is just asking for trouble, in my opinion. I don't mean to create any unnecessary drama for you, but please reconsider that course of action.


At this point, taking it away will likely result in resentment from your granddaughter, but laying down some guidelines and house rules - with Rule #1 being to never watch it 'alone' should be strictly enforced.


Good luck with however you proceed.

There is a kids youtube that is SUPPOSE to be safe.  But I would not trust anyone else to decide what is safe for MY child to watch.  I mean look what happened on Author which is a kid's tv show on PBS.

And in case you are not aware I will go ahead and throw it out there.  They had an episode where Author't teacher got married and nobody knew it until the wedding but he married another man.  So they had a
homos-exual wedding on a tv show geared toward pre-schoolers.  I do not care what you believe or anybody else.  Do what you want in your own home but don't shove it on me or my kids.  A lot of people boycotted the show after that.

Point is just because it is the kids youtube doesn't mean it is safe for them to watch.  Look at that channel that was telling teens to kill themselves.

[cateyes1]

I'm not trying to tell you or your son how to raise a child, but I think six years old is WAY too young to be left alone with access to YouTube or Tiktok and no adult supervision. I wouldn't expect a six year old to know enough to seek it out, but some of the stuff that gets posted there is highly inappropriate for children that age and is not impossible for them to stumble upon. 


While much of it is innocent enough and the content your granddaughter wants to watch I'm sure is likely appropriate - it's the other stuff that gets accessed by accident which can be harmful. The lack of supervision is just asking for trouble, in my opinion. I don't mean to create any unnecessary drama for you, but please reconsider that course of action.


At this point, taking it away will likely result in resentment from your granddaughter, but laying down some guidelines and house rules - with Rule #1 being to never watch it 'alone' should be strictly enforced.


Good luck with however you proceed.

There is a kids youtube that is SUPPOSE to be safe.  But I would not trust anyone else to decide what is safe for MY child to watch.  I mean look what happened on Author which is a kid's tv show on PBS.

And in case you are not aware I will go ahead and throw it out there.  They had an episode where Author't teacher got married and nobody knew it until the wedding but he married another man.  So they had a
homos-exual wedding on a tv show geared toward pre-schoolers.  I do not care what you believe or anybody else.  Do what you want in your own home but don't shove it on me or my kids.  A lot of people boycotted the show after that.

Point is just because it is the kids youtube doesn't mean it is safe for them to watch.  Look at that channel that was telling teens to kill themselves.

I can assure you she is watching all innocent things. I never heard of the channels that you mentioned. I am what you call a helicopter Nana LOL

[linderlizzie]

I'm not trying to tell you or your son how to raise a child, but I think six years old is WAY too young to be left alone with access to YouTube or Tiktok and no adult supervision. I wouldn't expect a six year old to know enough to seek it out, but some of the stuff that gets posted there is highly inappropriate for children that age and is not impossible for them to stumble upon. 

While much of it is innocent enough and the content your granddaughter wants to watch I'm sure is likely appropriate - it's the other stuff that gets accessed by accident which can be harmful. The lack of supervision is just asking for trouble, in my opinion. I don't mean to create any unnecessary drama for you, but please reconsider that course of action.


At this point, taking it away will likely result in resentment from your granddaughter, but laying down some guidelines and house rules - with Rule #1 being to never watch it 'alone' should be strictly enforced.


Good luck with however you proceed.

What he said, in spades. That's WAY too much blue-screen time anyway. She's escaping the world and she needs to be a part of it.

[heypeg]

So far my grandkids haven't done that but I would be upset if they did that. I don't think its healthy for a 6 year old to be in their room watching TV all day and night.

[aflyingmonkey]

We had our Granddaughter for a week. Every time I went into the room to talk with her she would say Nana I want to be alone. She is 6 years old and loves to watch TV and just relax on the bed while watching YouTube. Does anyone know of a 6 year old that likes to be alone all the time? I felt so bad that she was alone ....is this normal?

She watches tv while watching youtube?  I would have put a stop to that.  You are going to get out of the bed and do something besides stare at 2 screens.

I would not think this is normal at all.

Nooooooooooooo silly, she needs the TV though to watch YouTube

Well I wondered how she could watch youtube videos and the tv at the same time.  I tried to do that last night (don't ask) and it did not go very well. haha

I'm thinking it's a Smart TV with the youTube app (or using a fire stick or something to access the youtube app on the TV) - All my kids do that, watch youtube on the TV, it seems to be their main choice for viewing on the TV - & I have cable with all the pay channels, but still they choose youtube to watch on the TV .... my nieces & nephews are similar, they all choose youtube channels to watch.  Regular cable TV is going to be a thing of the past with this new generation coming up. 

[aflyingmonkey]

I may be selfish but I wouldn't want to waste the precious time I had with my grandson by letting him be alone.  He can do that when he goes home.  Because of the distance we live from each other, I don't get to see him in person as often as I would like.  I will be spending this weekend with him & I can't wait!!

I know what you are saying, but every time I go in the room she says "Nana I want to be alone"

This is really sad, I'm so sorry... without knowing much it sounds like she might be depressed

[judylucas]

My granddaughter will out hers down immediately if grandma says " want to play some cards Try it

[cateyes1]

We play jenga and candy land. But then she wants her alone time too, her mother said that is just her

[countrygirl12]

We had our Granddaughter for a week. Every time I went into the room to talk with her she would say Nana I want to be alone. She is 6 years old and loves to watch TV and just relax on the bed while watching YouTube. Does anyone know of a 6 year old that likes to be alone all the time? I felt so bad that she was alone ....is this normal?

She watches tv while watching youtube?  I would have put a stop to that.  You are going to get out of the bed and do something besides stare at 2 screens.

I would not think this is normal at all.

Nooooooooooooo silly, she needs the TV though to watch YouTube

Well I wondered how she could watch youtube videos and the tv at the same time.  I tried to do that last night (don't ask) and it did not go very well. haha

I'm thinking it's a Smart TV with the youTube app (or using a fire stick or something to access the youtube app on the TV) - All my kids do that, watch youtube on the TV, it seems to be their main choice for viewing on the TV - & I have cable with all the pay channels, but still they choose youtube to watch on the TV .... my nieces & nephews are similar, they all choose youtube channels to watch.  Regular cable TV is going to be a thing of the past with this new generation coming up. 

Well I wouldn't know about that.  My TV is dumb. haha  But that makes sense.

[countrygirl12]

We play jenga and candy land. But then she wants her alone time too, her mother said that is just her

As long as it is not some new behavior then I would say it is nothing.  I just want to watch videos.  Maybe you could watch with her.  Get her to tell you about the video and who the people are.

[Work2hard]

Maybe she is tired nowadays food intake different than years ago poor energy can be from learning too

[1imaginarygirl]

I'm not a parent, so I won't suggest what is normal or not for a child. I would be concerned if she was watching TV for hours at a time, but it sounds like she does other things too? Is she introverted? I spent a lot of time alone when I was a kid. I would go out and play with my friends, but to an introvert, it's kind of exhausting to be around other people and/or lots of activity. So I would go home and close myself in my room to "recover". I'm still that way. I prefer to be alone most of the time.

[bretay]

my youngest granddaughter who is almost 15 loves the outside and stays outside most of the day..usually on her trampoline...she does watch youtube on her phone..slime stuff and gymnastic videos...the older one who is almost 18 is more of a loner ..she stays in her room or the living room watching tv or reading a book...she loves to draw and paint...

[cateyes1]

I'm not a parent, so I won't suggest what is normal or not for a child. I would be concerned if she was watching TV for hours at a time, but it sounds like she does other things too? Is she introverted? I spent a lot of time alone when I was a kid. I would go out and play with my friends, but to an introvert, it's kind of exhausting to be around other people and/or lots of activity. So I would go home and close myself in my room to "recover". I'm still that way. I prefer to be alone most of the time.

No she is far from an introvert, as a matter of fact she makes me nervous when we are out and about because she will talk to anyone and everyone UGH. Thanks everyone for posting, much appreciated.