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TV and Your Child

How many hours does your child spend in front of the TV everyday?Many of us are convinced that our kids (and we ourselves!) cannotlive without TV. TV keeps our children entertained and no doubtthere are many ood prorammes on TV that can really bebeneficial. ut lets take a look at all the thins that your childis missingwhen watchin TV.

Television prevents a child from doing the following:

". #cannin$ siftin and analy%in information and then applyin it toeveryday situations.

&. 'racticin motor skills$ be they ross or fine.

. 'racticin coordination of eyes and hands*. +sin more than two senses at a time to e,pand the appreciation

of his environment-. skin /uestions and receivin helpful educational answers.0. 1,plorin and usin his curiosity.

2. 1,ercisin initiative or motivation.3. ein challened

4. Thinkin analytically"5.+sin his imaination

"". 'racticin communication skills."&. 6mprovin verbal skills".7ritin and readin.

"*. ein either creative or constructive"-. 6t does not promote the ability to concentrate for lon periods

because of its flicker

"0. 6t does not promote loical$ se/uential thinkin because the actionshifts constantly backwards and forwards and laterally in time

Most e,perts recommend not more than one hour of TV viewin on weekdays andtwo hours on weekends.

What can you do to discourage excessive TV viewing?

8o not put a TV in your child?s room.

#et a ma,imum time that your child can watch TV per day 9 week.

Make areements with your child on specific, acceptale programs,and specific time for viewing.

6nsist that your children complete their homewor!before watchin

TV$ and do not keep the TV on while homework is bein done.

"witch #$$ the TV at mealtimes.

"et an example: There?s no ettin away from this! 6f your child

sees you watchin TV whenever you are free$ you can hardly e,pecthim to be different.

6ntroduce your child to alternate activities.

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Here are some activities that children usually en:oy that do ;