V-Chip is lame

From the get go, I have never liked the idea of the V-Chip. I think that it only promotes lazy parenting. For starters, there is no need to have televisions in every room of your house. I think for when you have kids, there should only be televisions in common living areas and the parent's bedroom. That makes it much easier for a parent to monitor what the kid is watching for the most part. Now I know that there are a lot of families nowadays where there is only one parent, or for some reason maybe work, that the parent or parents are not able to be home a lot of the time, so if that is the case, then maybe a V-Chip could be useful, but for the majority of families, it should not even be a choice.

I know that growing up, my parents always knew what I was watching and they made sure that I only had access to channels that they felt were appropriate. Besides, the only thing I wanted to watch was cartoons or stuff that was age appropriate, I always thought stuff like Miami Vice and LA Law were boring because I didn't understand them. Now I know that in today's world, it can be easy to say that there are so many more channels, but face it, if you have a kid and they aren't watching Nickelodeon or Disney or whatever, then the channel probably needs to be changed and that is why you as a responsible parent intervene.

If I had the V-Chip, I would not use it because I would be selfish and would not want to have to worry about putting in or remembering a code every time I watch the Sopranos. I feel that most people would agree with me and would not bother with the chip as well. It's all about being into your kids and knowing what they are watching. Parents are just lazy and soft these days.