DS has worked out how to open the DVD player, put a disk in and close it again. Consequentually some of his Wiggles DVD's are scratched and freeze up. I have started taking him away from the DVD player as soon as I see him going up to it saying "we don't play with the DVD, lets go read a book" (or whatever comes to mind). I said to DH last night that I was doing this & he said we should let him put a DVD in under supervision if he's going to watch something, because once the show starts he doesn't push the button. I don't think that'd work, and to get him to stop it we have to keep taking him away and not allow him to touch the DVD player.
how old is your DS?
If he is a bit older and can be guided I would say supervision but if he is too young to understand maybe he will still scratch them? so prob best to wait til he is older.
I refuse to let either of my girls to use the dvd player. They choose a dvd and I set it up and turn it on for them. Too many dvds were getting scratched and I found it easiest to just avoid the issue altogether by banning their handling of the equipment. It does sometimes annoy me that I have to drop everything to put a dvd on for them when they are both capable of doing it themselves but its not worth the expense of replacing endless discs and the crying that goes on when a favourite dvd doesn't work anymore. I don't know if I've helped you make a decision either way but that's my reasoning for the refusal.
I have copied the originals of our DVD's and put the copies in the covers. My DS is 5 now though and is pretty good, but DD who has jsut turned 3 is still a bit reckless. so if one gets scratched beyond playing, I copy the original again instead of replacing if it is an absolute favourite!
You have to remember too guys, scratched dvd's being put into your player are damaging the laser. So its not really good to give the lil ones their own copies as it could take time off the life of the DVD player itself.
Forbid totally or allow under supervision
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