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Securing the TV remote.
August 15, 2021, 09:35 PM
PASigSecuring the TV remote.
My 4 and 6 year old boys regularly lose the damn Roku remote, my solution is to buy $6 replacements on Amazon and the iPhone app has a virtual remote as well. I too have no idea where they disappear to, into a black hole apparently.
August 15, 2021, 09:48 PM
bcereussquote:
Originally posted by 6guns:
The black tie wrap should go in the middle...
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August 15, 2021, 09:58 PM
hberttmankSecuring it to a table with a cable would work but it still ends up being a training issue. I am a grandpa so I know a little bit about kids. They lose the remote, they lose the TV is a strong deterrent.
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whanson_wiOur TV remote spent quite a long while attached to the entertainment center with a lanyard.
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August 15, 2021, 10:33 PM
flashguyDon't let them use the remote? They're too young to be controlling what they watch, anyway.
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Texan by choice, not accident of birth August 16, 2021, 12:20 AM
drill sgtThe lost one that was found -=Where was it found??Just missed or actually hidden. ................................... drill sgt.
August 16, 2021, 01:44 AM
charlie12quote:
Originally posted by drill sgt:
The lost one that was found -=Where was it found??Just missed or actually hidden. ................................... drill sgt.
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August 16, 2021, 05:59 AM
mark123quote:
Originally posted by parabellum:
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Originally posted by lkdr1989:
Maybe attach a lanyard to it?
The kid?
I'm getting a Foghorn Leghorn and the dog vibe from this. Put the remote just out of the kid's reach.
August 16, 2021, 07:05 AM
urbanwarrior238Keep the remote
Git ride of the kid
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August 16, 2021, 07:27 AM
Fed161quote:
Originally posted by mrvmax:
I'd fix it by telling them once it is lost there will be no more TV.
While I agree with the sentiment, the consequences of doing this should fall on the child. But the reality is that having the child occupied by the television often serves the interests of Mom and Dad even more than the child. Whether it's giving Mom and Dad a little alone time, or just occupying the child while the parents are busy with other things, the TV can sometimes be a parents best friend.
Of course you can take this too far. Not suggesting anyone turn over your children's minds to the idiot box.
August 16, 2021, 11:44 AM
Rey HRHI have the same trouble in my house about losing the remote and there's only me and my wife.
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August 16, 2021, 01:45 PM
Jimbo JonesThe only way to find the lost remote is to buy a new one...
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August 17, 2021, 07:50 AM
jlruiztx32quote:
Originally posted by StarTraveler:
Your current solution reminds me of a Service station that secured their restroom key by a short chain to a 2-1/2 to 3’ piece of broomstick handle to keep it from accidentally walking away or being carried off in someone’s pocket as had a number of previous keys. The guy at the counter said the broomstick method hadn’t failed in several years since they started using it. Make it big, make it stout, make it obvious.
Or get the Tile/key finder thing.
Years ago, probably the mid 80s we had a local gas station that attached the bathroom key to a hubcap. Not sure why the bathroom was nasty enough that people rarely asked for the key.
August 17, 2021, 07:53 AM
jlruiztx32quote:
Originally posted by PASig:
My 4 and 6 year old boys regularly lose the damn Roku remote, my solution is to buy $6 replacements on Amazon and the iPhone app has a virtual remote as well. I too have no idea where they disappear to, into a black hole apparently.
He's lost one roku remote as well. I now use the roku app on my phone for it and I don't let him use my phone.
August 17, 2021, 08:01 AM
jlruiztx32quote:
Originally posted by flashguy:
Don't let them use the remote? They're too young to be controlling what they watch, anyway.
flashguy
I agree on this point and it only happens on Saturday mornings when I'm at work. But his mama (my ex) "needs" her rest and does it so he can be occupied when she sleeps in.
I've found some not kid friendly stuff on YouTube even with the kid filters on. Worst one was an animation talking about the mob and how to hide a dead body. He's not allowed to watch YouTube by himself anymore.