I thought that was what having kids for, when the remote is lost, or out of reach?
It was great when my twins were young, now just because they are almost 30, they just look at me when I ask to change the channel.
They seem to forget when mom went out and left me to babysit, they ended up babysitting me as I dozed. I had hell to pay when mom got home, what with all the soda and cookies all spilled about, and ruined appetites, or missed bedtimes.