Don't have kids, but if i did; i wouldn't want them vegging out in front of a television. Cute though....

I try to control the tv that my kids watch and I think I do a pretty good job at it.

With that said, I don't think this is necessarily a bad thing. Even if my kids didn't watch tv, they still get their little paws all over the remote, pick it up and put it in places like their dumpster truck (they have huge imaginations).

Why not have them just mess with their own remote?

I think it all depends on the price of this wee gadget.