Friday, October 7, 2011

INVOLVE YOUR CHILDREN IN THE PLAN

    Discuss the reasons you want to limit TV; ask their opinions about the benefits and ill-effects of TV.
    Set rules for acceptable programming, and ask your child which shows fall in or out of that range.
    Make a list of the acceptable shows together; let the child write the list.
    Set rules for the amount of TV watched each day or each week.
    Some families give each child 30 minutes a day, some children have four hours a weekend. Some families let kids "pool" their minutes, other families count any time spent staring at a TV screen towards the TV allotment.
    Discuss ground rules for TV viewing at others’ houses.



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