Miranda (and other post watershed TV) suitable for my Y7 DD?

[mike1880]

The watershed is utterly meaningless now that most things are available 24/7 over iPlayer, 4OD etc., unless you monitor every second of your child's internet access including iPod, XBox, PS3 and whatever else. Our 12yo, Y8 loves Miranda (everyone watches it apparently...), and also Big Bang Theory which many here consider beyond the pale (but is on seemingly continuous loop on C4, 4+1 and More4, so good luck stopping your child seeing it if you disapprove). I'd certainly draw the line at Russell Howard and The Inbetweeners but tbh have absolutely no idea whether they watch it or not when I'm not there to check on them.

[JRM]

I love TBBT. Who on here thinks it is beyond the pale? Let me at them!
DS loves it too and it is a great thing for us to sit down and watch together.

We only have a TV or Iplayer etc on the laptop - and the kids can't do that without my supervision so at least I know when they are watching something unsuitable!

[ginx]

I feel guilty my dd watches Hollyoaks but she started watching it ages ago, I didn't even check (bad mum, I know) but assumed that as it starts at 630 pm, it couldn't be that bad. Having seen one episode, I now watch it with her sometimes. I think Miranda is really tame compared to Hollyoaks.

Shame nature programmes are on later, my 6 yr old ds2 loves nature and I don't see anything wrong with watching them.

I don't think watching Hollyoaks or Miranda has harmed my dd2 .... but do feel Hollyoaks should perhaps be on later.

[countrymum]

I agree Ginx, should probably be on a little later. Didn't they used to have a late 11pm episode on at one point? Ginx don't feel guilty. My DS has watched the HP films Even though he loved them some of my friends probably think I have been very irresponsible!

[Jules7]

Edited to ask Reading Mum a Q - I am scratching my head as to why the science teacher recommended Miranda.

Not recommended for its contributions to science - she is just a teacher that DD gets on really well with and they were chatting

Ahh all is clear! Btw I am v. impressed your DD has specialist separate science and drama teachers etc in Y6. Mine had the one size fits all variety!

[ToadMum]

I am not a huge fan of Miranda, but have no concerns about DC (10 / 12 / 15) watching should they decide to. I was intrigued to see in a recent trailer that she and I own identical tops (M&S Summer 2010 season ).

We all watch Big Bang Theory, though, even if I have a bit of catching up to do - not difficullt, I would imagine, given what seems like wall-to-wall transmission of every season simultaneously. None of us watches Hollyoaks (not being superior here - I used to be hooked on Channel 5's Family Affairs in its early days, not to mention Crossroads many moons ago). I am in a minority of one in quite enjoying Waterloo Road, although having obviously missed significant chunks somewhere, I now tend to find it yet another example of "Sanskrit television", i.e. I know that it is in a language that someone must understand, but I can't actually make it out myself

We all watched "Splash!" this evening. Not for the chance to ogle young Tom's body but because DD did several terms of diving lessons in year 5 and year 6. We rarely get round to looking up much in the way of background to programmes in advance, so didn't realise that some of the practice sessions were held at the local pool where she had her lessons, and much of the session was punctuated with one or other of us saying, "That's Garon's!" (Garon Park leisure centre in Southend) / "No, that's not Garon's"...

[pheasantchick]

I'm feeling like a really bad mum. My dc's (year 8 and 6) love Miranda and Outnumbered, and were amused once as we had the same t shirt that Ben wore in one episode ( green with truck on it from M and S). I think Miranda is a marmite programme, you either love it, or don't.

However, on the plus side, dc's loved Stargazing and recorded the programmes they missed. They also programmes such as The Big Bang ( with Dallas et al),Food Factory programmes ( talking about food), dara o'brien science club etc.

[Rob Clark]

A very wise person once told me that we all parent in a way we feel comfortable with.

So as long as you've seen these programmes for yourself and are happy for your DCs to watch them, that's all that matters imho and not really anyone else's business

DD (14) is fascinated by all things forensics so we have decided to let her start watching Silent Witness - it can be pretty detailed and gruesome at times, but if we are watching it together and discussing it with her then hopefully it will be fine.

[Pumpkin Pie]

Pheasantchick, my DC are the same age as yours and they too both love Miranda and Outnumbered. I do not feel guilty in letting them watch either, both good for a laugh......!

[Amber]

DD (14) is fascinated by all things forensics so we have decided to let her start watching Silent Witness - it can be pretty detailed and gruesome at times, but if we are watching it together and discussing it with her then hopefully it will be fine.

My father was a senior police officer. When I went through a similar stage of being 'fascinated by all things forensic' he brought home a few choice photos of post mortems for me. Funnily enough they didn't bear much relation to the s exy content of current detective shows (only saw SW once, in the days of Amanda Burton. It seemed to have as much to do with the s ex lives of pathologists than forensics, and somewhat overstated the role of the SOCO in crime prevention); were also 'pretty detailed and gruesome' and served to ensure that my interest in forensics was very short-lived.

Not sure I agree that 'it isn't anyone else's business' what our children do in their spare time; it depends how much we feel we are parenting in isolation and how much creating future citizens. For the record, apart from anything with Brian Cox in, cricket and HIGNFY, 'Miranda' is the only TV programme my DD is remotely interested in seeing. 'Hollyoaks' provoked vomiting gestures when once accidentally selected on the remote. We are a bit unusual though - televisual entertainment very much a rainy day/illness option here.