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Wednesday, April 13, 2011

Kill Your TV (TV by numbers)

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You are all aware of my complete aversion for television for children and babies. Educational TV, seems like an oxymoron to me. Anyhow I just found some scary numbers in the current edition of Broward Family Life:

900- Hours per year the average American youth spends in school

1,500- Hours per year the average American youth spends tuned in to TV

200,000- Number of violent acts seen on Tv by age 18

20,000- Number of 30-second commercials seen in a year by an average child.

If they must watch, do this:

Time it: Videos are better than endless TV as you know exactly how much time has elapsed ANd no commercials!
Tune it: Know exactly what your kids are watching. Just because it says it's for children, doesn't mean it teaches values you endorse.
Teach it: Show your children good watching habits, keep up exercising and other creative endeavors. try not to watch everyday, but set special time aside for family and friends.
Tap it: Keep the TV off unless watching it, children do not need background noise and it actually adds to stress levels of parents too.

2 comments:

  1. Great post! Its so important to monitor your childrens time in front of the tv! We only have one and its in a room we hardly use so my little boy thinks its a treat to watch it lol. I record stuff I approve of so that we can fast forward the adverts too as there even more destructive.

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  2. a treat as it should be! I have also noticed how children have a hard time with commercials, thinking they NEED whatever is shown to them. My 5 yr old is convinced she needs an under bed storage for her shoes!

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