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Yelling at the TV, Bad for my Kid?

Discussion in 'BBS Hangout' started by RAID, Feb 16, 2007.

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  1. RAID

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    i'll admit it, i yell at my tv during games. some more than others, but i do yell. it usually consists of, "rafer, stop shooting!" or "omg, another teardrop!?" or "what kind of pass was that, luther?!" or "give the ball to t-mac!"

    i never thought of this as a big deal until last night during the dallas game. usually, my son is in another room when i watch games but last night he was playing with his toys in front of me while the game was on. i yelled at bad plays, i clapped and cheered during good ones. but i started wondering if seeing me yell had a negative influence on my son. he's only 21 months so its still early on in his development and i really don't want my game watching habits to hurt him in any way.

    thoughts?
     
  2. Master Baiter

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    I think being over protective is more harmful than showing some emotion during a basketball game.
     
  3. SwoLy-D

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    As long as you don't say "bad" words, I don't see a problem. My girls are asleep by the time we're down to the 3rd or 4th quarter, and my wife and I are the only ones left in the gameroom where I watched the game last night. Of course, I was saying the "F" word every missed free throw and every D*ck Flopitski shot he made, but in a low tone of voice. If it gets REALLY REALLY bad, I curse the TV in Spanish. :(

    In second thought, yeah... it's bad for our healthssssss... :(

    I don't try to coach from the chair, though. I only say expletives and "Ahh, man!!!!"'s or "no! No!"... in a way to say "I didn't like that"... but I don't try to tell the players what to do... I know they can't hear me... :D
     
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    i remember last time when we were playing Dallas in the first round , i recall when Jon Barry got the ball stolen away by Micheal Finley. When Finley took it there was no call for him being out of bounce, i went bananas, i threw my sandal at the tv and flipped out, i just couldnt take it anymore with all the bad calls in that series. :mad:
     
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    Good question. I guess the issue might be that a 21-month old might not be able to tell the difference when it would be apprprite to scream and yell. So for a few months you might end up with a child screaming and yelling for anything because he sees you do it.
     
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    I sympathize. Here's what I do:

    1) don't use any bad words (not just profanity, but also eliminate words like "idiot" and "stupid")

    2) Smile throughout the whole thing. This is actually very difficult. A way to make this easier is to look back at your kid and remember that this is all just supposed to be fun.

    Like last night. We missed a shot. After it bounced off the rim, Rafer got it and jacked up an ill-advised three. I said (with a smile). "That's not smart Rafer! We just got a fresh shot clock. There's nobody in position to rebound. And we don't need three points!" At that point I made a crazy face to my daughter and said, "Agh! This game makes me crazy!!!" When she giggled back, I felt good.
     
  7. JusBleezy

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    Lol wow. Did you break it? Sounds like some of those recent Wii mishaps. :D
     
  8. bejezuz

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    Man, you make me sad. My dad hated sports. I had to watch football and baseball with my mom, and she didn't yell at the TV.
     
  9. DaDakota

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    I wish I could do that....I was NOT happy when Rafer did that.

    DD
     
  10. astrorockette

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    1. You are not a bad father for screaming at the t.v. in front of your kid.
    2. No bad words or throwing things. Small kids will pick up on this and imatate it. Then they think its ok to have a hissy fit because daddy does it.
    3. Start instilling your love of the Rox in your child now so when he's old enough he can yell at the t.v. with you.
    4. Try positive reinforcement when the baby is around. This way you can show your displeasure without your kid thinking its ok to kick a fit.
    5. You won't really harm your child by yelling at the t.v. but you might not want to do it anymore.
    6. My parents yell at the t.v. all the time and so do I but I still turned out ok.
    7. Make sure you tell the baby when its ok to yell and when its not ok to yell.

    Just my parenting tips, but since I'm not a parent I might not have any real say. I'm just going off of maternal instincts and how I act around my nieces.
     
  11. Wangdoodle

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    Which time? ;)
     
  12. bladeage

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    yelling at your kid is bad for your kid.
     
  13. l3igballer23

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    Yelling at your TV is really underrated. It makes the experience a whole lot better.
     
  14. TMac640

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    if the son objects, the ol' "five across the eyes" should work nicely.
     
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    nah, if i had thrown something heavier then maybe it would've broken, i did throw a pen also but the pen busted instead of the tv. :eek:
     
  16. ima_drummer2k

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    I think you're doing a FINE job of raising you son. You're raising him to be a passionate Rockets fan...and to always hate the mavpricks. These are life lessons that only a Father can provide to his son.

    You are a good Father.
     
  17. AstroRocket

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    As long as you don't look at you son and go, "You little b*stard! You're making us lose!" and start shaking him, I think it's all good. You're just instilling character. If things go right, soon enough you'll have someone to yell with you.
     
  18. TMac640

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    *jots down notes*
     
  19. astrorockette

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    Just please don't teach them to put holes in the walls when the Rox make mistakes. Also can you refrain from teaching him how to send something flying past mommy's head that could potentially hurt her, like an iron.

    Thank you dearly.
    Signed,
    Me.
     
  20. AstroRocket

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    Iron throwing will be a faimily event. I think we'll base the children's allowances around it. ;)

    Seriously though, f*ck UT. Made me ruin a perfectly good iron (which was nowhere near your head, btw. Stop making me look crazy :) ).
     

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