We have a 16 month old who loves to push the buttons on our Samsung DLP. We recently removed a gate that was basically surrounding the entire TV and I was wondering if there was a way to disable to buttons on the display. The model # is: HLP5085

Nope. Discipline works. I raised two through to walking and that only happened once.

Put the gate back. There are posts every day about little kids hitting, drawing on, spilling on and otherwise abusing these tvs. Really, until they are old enuf to understand to leave it alone, the tv will be a constant target, the buttons being only one temptation.

Let me revise that. Use animal gates if you don't discipline and supervise your kids.

Let me revise that. Use animal gates if you don't discipline and supervise your kids.

Jon, Did you see how old his child is, 16 months. It's a baby, they explore and spill things by accident, walk by things and scrape a toy, a crayon drags on the screen while they toddle by it and trip, not on purpose or being undisciplined, just living.

All I can say is I raised two great kids, neither were threatened or spanked. When they got old enuf, we explained things and they understood. Before they are about 3 years old, it's better to prevent problems than unduly restrict normal exploratory behavior. After three, discipline is more understood by the child.

Jon, Did you see how old his child is, 16 months. It's a baby, they explore and spill things by accident, walk by things and scrape a toy, a crayon drags on the screen while they toddle by it and trip, not on purpose or being undisciplined, just living.

All I can say is I raised two great kids, neither were threatened or spanked. When they got old enuf, we explained things and they understood. Before they are about 3 years old, it's better to prevent problems than unduly restrict normal exploratory behavior. After three, discipline is more understood by the child.

The point I made is that I just raised two from newborns and now they're both walking/talking, and with two DLPs in their reach only one hit the power button once. Kids do want to know their limits.

I had been in favor of an everything goes approach until I saw the positive effects gentle and appropriate discipline has on kids far before they know how to talk.

I'm all for explaining things but I'm not really supportive of animal gates to pen in children.

If the kid keeps hitting the power button chances are he/she's gotten positive feedback (or interpreted it that way) and hasn't received a firm "no." It works.

We disagree on the fine points. And I do agree with you about totally lax parenting being the worst approach. My children were not allowed to tear up the house or anything else. We just used internalized limits rather than constantly being in their faces.

Good luck going forward and I wish you the best of luck during the years 10 to 21. It's all fun!

We disagree on the fine points. And I do agree with you about totally lax parenting being the worst approach. My children were not allowed to tear up the house or anything else. We just used internalized limits rather than constantly being in their faces.

Good luck going forward and I wish you the best of luck during the years 10 to 21. It's all fun!

Oh man I don't even want to think about the teens :eek:

I put black gaffers tape over the buttons on my son's TV, the grandchildren know about buttons but not black tape. Don't cover the IR eye.