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Articles:How to handle your child's TV time

2001-10-12

Name: Editor Tired of telling your children to stop being couch potatoes.
If you have realized that you cannot stop your children from watching TV, here are tips that at least help you to get the best out of the idiot box.

1. Choose the programmes your children should watch. You should be able to clearly underline the programmes not meant for children, at least in the initial years.

2. Watch with them. Let TV time be family time.

3. Arouse their curiosity. Ask them questions related to their favorite programmes. TV can be a learning experience if TV watching is made interactive by nature. For instance, while watching a science quiz/mythological serial/chat show, ask them to relate to their classroom experiences.

4. TV time should never be overlapped with meals.

5. Discourage late night television viewing.

Is your child also glued to the television all the time? How do you stop him? Share with us!

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Tired of telling your children to stop being couch potatoes.
If you have realized that you cannot stop your children from watching TV, here are tips that at least help you to get the best out of the idiot box.

1. Choose the programmes your children should watch. You should be able to clearly underline the programmes not meant for children, at least in the initial years.

2. Watch with them. Let TV time be family time.

3. Arouse their curiosity. Ask them questions related to their favorite programmes. TV can be a learning experience if TV watching is made interactive by nature. For instance, while watching a science quiz/mythological serial/chat show, ask them to relate to their classroom experiences.

4. TV time should never be overlapped with meals.

5. Discourage late night television viewing.

Is your child also glued to the television all the time? How do you stop him? Share with us! Lynda replied. You are rightchildren and tv do not really mix!!!!
This is what i have done disconnect the tv and tell hem the tv is on vacation
and come outside and get them to have family time with yardwork [make it a game]
kick the ball around
plant flowers.
or simply have have a pinic
Get the kids top have some kind of physical activity outside.
Children and everyone else needs at least 20 minutes of outside time to get the full effect of the sun on themselves to keep themselves healthy adishri periwal replied. hey parents... AWAKE.
u can' t even think how bad the tv viewin is for the kids. today' s kids are hyper, has less attention span, impatience... all thanx to tv.
v parents ' ve to take some serious steps in this regard. substitutin tv with other activities like paintin, drawin, outdoor activities, work sheets, mind activities etc is a very good idea... make them interesting for them. n believe me it works.
all the best
Nandita replied. This article is good but I have one question. How do you control your child' s viewing habits if you are not present at home? Is the best solution disconnecting the tv?

2009-06-14

Name: Lynda
Subject:

children and family

You are rightchildren and tv do not really mix!!!!
This is what i have done disconnect the tv and tell hem the tv is on vacation
and come outside and get them to have family time with yardwork [make it a game]
kick the ball around
plant flowers.
or simply have have a pinic
Get the kids top have some kind of physical activity outside.
Children and everyone else needs at least 20 minutes of outside time to get the full effect of the sun on themselves to keep themselves healthy

2008-07-01

Name: adishri periwal
Subject:

tv viewing.... a control is must

hey parents... AWAKE.
u can' t even think how bad the tv viewin is for the kids. today' s kids are hyper, has less attention span, impatience... all thanx to tv.
v parents ' ve to take some serious steps in this regard. substitutin tv with other activities like paintin, drawin, outdoor activities, work sheets, mind activities etc is a very good idea... make them interesting for them. n believe me it works.
all the best

2007-10-16

Name: Nandita
Subject:

Ration TV

This article is good but I have one question. How do you control your child' s viewing habits if you are not present at home? Is the best solution disconnecting the tv?

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hello editor,
sometimes its right, and sometimes its wrong also, children's mind is so pure, and they tell the truth only, they never feel jealous or anger on anyone, so we can learn some things from them.... - anudas [View Message]

RE:Lessons From Children

hello editor,
the adult definitely learn lots of things from kids, and nothing bad in that, and kids innocence and they are always tell truth to parents, so take it sportingly the things they say.... - ajinkya [View Message]

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hello editor,
kids are very innocent and they dont know who is smart person, they just know spread love and happiness in families, so they do that only, but yes we can learn from them.... - niraja [View Message]

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hello editor,
sometimes its right to say we adult learn from childrens also, but not many times, sometimes childrens do smart work to finish any task, but that thing we can learn from children.... - umesh [View Message]

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hello editor,
the adult view and kids view has so much difference, so if adult view is rarely wrong, but that time they can see by kids view there is so many things, which is done by kids only.... - mugdha [View Message]

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hello editor,
kids work is very smart, and they taken short time to finish work, so there is chances to learn from them somethings, so take it sportingly, and also take innocence from kids ... - umesh [View Message]

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