TV Is the Boob Tube -- Literally!

Guest blogger Michelle Kemper Brownlow: I was listening to my 11-year-old daughter and her best friend talking while we were out shopping one day. "OMG, Snooki has one just like this!" the friend said.
Wikipedia says Rainbow parties are an urban legend. However, I don’t let my kids watch “reality” T.V.
Yeah, rainbow parties are an urban legend. Doesn’t it just sound like some horny thirteen year old boy’s fantasy?
Anyway, you don’t have to let your children watch jersey shore. It’s not like it’s on every channel. If you bothered to put in the effort, you could find a lot better things to watch.
The point was…I DON’T let my children watch those shows…I was commenting on her FRIEND’S comment.
My children only watch TAME things on TV - even though they are both teens.
BTW, rainbow parties are NOT urban legend. I have a close family member who is a school counsellor and I can tell you without a doubt - you need to believe me when I say - THEY ARE REALLY HAPPENING! Don’t be naiive!
Please, be nice and stop typing in all caps when you respond to people’s comments. It make’s you sound unreasonable.
i’ve been to a rainbow party…
sike! they’re totally fake.
its useless. i don’t think these programs should be shown to our children.
Where are you from?
Great info. Good to read. I’ve just got a small point to submit about t-shirts.
look im sorry ok i really dident mean to impregnate your daughter but hell she knew what she was doing dident know u were gona blame it on the tv
How about you spend more time watching out for the bad shows your kids are watching and less time complaining about it on the internet?
I agree, parents need to be more alert and responsible for their children. We parents need to set and enforce limits as to what our children watch, listen to and who they hang out with. That said, it seems almost futile when most other parents have way different values or do not impose boundaries. Although my kids do not watch these types of shows, they know all about them from discussion with their friends at school. Their friends know that certain topics are off limits for discussion at my home but I am not so naive as to think they do not just talk about the same things elsewhere…
As for “rainbow parties” I have a friend who works at a school and she walked into an “empty” classroom and busted 8 kids in the midst of one. It happens.







Perhaps the issue is what you are allowing your daughter to watch? Maybe instead of blaming the issue on TV, blame yourself and other parents. You are responsible for your child, you do not have to allow them to sit in front of the television and watch these shows.