Anyone out there cut their cable cord?

[crazy canuck]

That costs money.

You could cut the cable to help pay for the expense.

[derspiess]

One day I'm going to have to figure out how to lock that thing down since I know what you can find on Netflix, but so far he only watches cartoons and animal documentaries.

I hear you.  Both of mine have stuck to kids content on their own so far.  The algorithm that keeps feeding kids content as suggestions seems pretty solid.  Lola is totally obsessed with videos of people opening kinder eggs and crafting things with play-doh.

My overprotective & paranoid sister in law is convinced that she walked in on my 7-year old nephew was watching nekkid women dance on Youtube.  I told her that's practically impossible, but there's no convincing that woman when her mind is made up.  And she can't describe in any useful way what she thought she saw.

[Barrister]

One day I'm going to have to figure out how to lock that thing down since I know what you can find on Netflix, but so far he only watches cartoons and animal documentaries.

I hear you.  Both of mine have stuck to kids content on their own so far.  The algorithm that keeps feeding kids content as suggestions seems pretty solid.  Lola is totally obsessed with videos of people opening kinder eggs and crafting things with play-doh.

My overprotective & paranoid sister in law is convinced that she walked in on my 7-year old nephew was watching nekkid women dance on Youtube.  I told her that's practically impossible, but there's no convincing that woman when her mind is made up.  And she can't describe in any useful way what she thought she saw.

Oh, I'm more concerned about youtube, but Timmy rarely goes there.

[derspiess]

Oops, I read your post & thought Youtube, not Netflix 

Having profiles on Netflix now helps.  I didn't like having my wife's zombie/horror movies show up in our queue 

[crazy canuck]

Oh, I'm more concerned about youtube, but Timmy rarely goes there.

In time he will spend a lot of time there, or its equivalent.  My boys watch more youtube than any other media.

Not sure why you are worried about that.  He isnt going to be looking for nekkid women on youtube. 

[OttoVonBismarck]

Do girls have a habit of looking at porn behind their parents backs? I know my brothers and I had stacks of girly mags but I can't remember my sister ever having anything like that.

My daughter is still at an age where I don't really worry about her intentionally finding anything bad on Netflix or etc, and most of the stuff would be buried in content she would have no interest in. When she's a bit older I'll have to look into some parental controls so she doesn't accidentally watch the first 20 minutes of Saving Private Ryan or something.

[Josquius]

Times have changed compared to even 10 years ago.Kids will see porn on the internet one way or the other, it's pretty unavoidable. It's pretty scary stuff, it's unhealthy enough for developed adult brains but it can apparently seriously mess with developing minds.

On the main topic- I would cut it down the barest basics

[derspiess]

Lola was hooked on this really annoying French (?) cartoon "TroTro" on Netflix.  The kid's (well actually he's a little donkey) voice is so annoying and he's a total narcissist.

Still better than that whiney piece of shit Caillou, though.  One thing the wife & I agree on is not allowing that show on at any time in our house.

[Jacob]

I haven't had cable for ages. Haven't missed it. Of course I don't watch much in the way of shows and movies, so it's not a big deal.

[Barrister]

Lola was hooked on this really annoying French (?) cartoon "TroTro" on Netflix.  The kid's (well actually he's a little donkey) voice is so annoying and he's a total narcissist.

Still better than that whiney piece of shit Caillou, though.  One thing the wife & I agree on is not allowing that show on at any time in our house.

What's wrong with Caillou?

It' certainly better than my nemesis Fireman Sam.

And yeah, Timmy has found some pretty bizarre cartoons on Netflix, stuff I'd never heard of.  And weirdly one off his favourites is the 90s childrens classic... Barney. 

[viper37]

There is a decent bit out there from Amazon Prime and Netflix, but due to they way licensing agreements come & go for those services you never know when their favorite show will disappear.  Hulu+ may be more stable, dunno-- when we had it we didn't really use it for kids shows.

Hulu isn't available in Canada, Netflix Canada does not seem to have that much content compared to Netflix US, so I really wonder if it's a really good option to cut cable in Canada.

EDIT:  just found this: http://www.theglobeandmail.com/technology/gadgets-and-gear/gadgets/cordcutter-gift-guide-best-tv-streaming-boxes-for-canada/article15800902/

[derspiess]

What's wrong with Caillou?

To borrow my wife's description, he's a whiny little pussy and his parents are enablers.  Plus it creeps her out that he's bald.  She hates the show even more than I do.

And yeah, Timmy has found some pretty bizarre cartoons on Netflix, stuff I'd never heard of.  And weirdly one off his favourites is the 90s childrens classic... Barney. 

Tommy has been watching The Magic Schoolbus, which is a really poorly animated show from the 90s (?).  It's like a show they'd force you to watch in school, which may be where he discovered it, dunno.

[viper37]

Beeb, the first thing you need to do is put $1,000 in a money market account.  Or whatever a money market account is called in Canada.

Tax free savings account, TSFA.  5000 (now 5500$) per year max though.  Revenus grow with no taxes on them.

[viper37]

Lola was hooked on this really annoying French (?) cartoon "TroTro" on Netflix.  The kid's (well actually he's a little donkey) voice is so annoying and he's a total narcissist.

Still better than that whiney piece of shit Caillou, though.  One thing the wife & I agree on is not allowing that show on at any time in our house.

What's wrong with Caillou?

IIRC, it taught parental disobediance to kids.  Or something like that, I can't remember, it's been too long since I heard about it.

[PRC]

Haven't had cable for four years.  Do have netflix though, if you're watching through your pc Beeb you can also get a browser add-on to let you have American netflix... much better choices for TV shows than Canadian netflix... movies are about the same.