Parents' Lounge

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Welcome, parents!

If your child is watching trashy television, there is something that you can do! We came up with the following parent tips so that you can encourage healthy television watching. Some children view television watching as the number one most important after school activity and it is up to the parents to change this.

Parent Tips on Television:

Limit the amount of television your children watch. You can start at the very early age of one. Kids are used to having parents make the rules and the television is no different.
Never leave your children alone with just the television. With just one click of the channel changer and they could be watching Jerry Springer instead of Sesame Street, like you think. Talk to your kids about what and why certain programs are not good for them to watch. Many times TV teaches your child things that you might not want them to know.
Spend more time with your child. Studies have shown that when children spend more time with their family, teachers notice less aggressive behavior.
Encourage your Parent Teacher’s Organization to sponsor a No TV Week.
Suggest other activities for your children to do instead of watching television like: playing outdoors, reading, going on a hike, or doing an arts and crafts projects. Kids need to be encouraged to find things to do on their own otherwise they don’t know what to do with their free time. If kids always let the TV entertain them they never learn to come up with ideas of their own. Kids need to develop their imaginations. All the pictures and ideas are provided by the television and kids don’t have to think.
Don’t allow your child to watch television while they are doing their homework. It is alright to tell your child they can’t watch television until their homework is done.

If you have ideas that have helped you limit the television they watch or deal with television violence put them on message board or fill out our questionnaire.

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