Our 7 year old hardly ever watches our wall-hung TV but she does watch her iPad. She streams movies from the "Cloud" or even via NetFlix, listens to music and even has her own headphones.... She also calls her grandparents & friends via Face Time. When I was a kid you sat in the corner of the kitchen and twisted yourself into the phone cord, if you wanted to talk to Nana..... Technology has totally changed the way we do things and cutting the cable was easier because these other technologies exist......... Hell I can be entertained for hours watching live music on YouTube and there is some great stuff out there, FOR FREE!