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 “Look, Nate,” I said. “After the lightning hits, you can count ‘one one thousand, two one thousand,’ to see how far away it is.” Thinking we were having a great father-son moment, I looked down to see his reaction. “Can I go watch TV?” he asked. “TV?” I said. “This is the real thing. This is real life. TV isn’t real. Lightning and thunder are real.” He watched a few more flashes with me and then came his thunderbolt: “I’m bored.” This, in a nutshell, is why I believe parents should consider time limits on television watching. My kids, for the most part, are good students. They do well on testing and do well in reading, writing and arithmetic. But they also are easily distracted by television, and the effects are detrimental. Homework doesn’t get done, their rooms don’t get cleaned and they generally look like a band of zombies. My wife and I decided to take action. But instead of banning television outright, we developed a different plan: no watching TV during the week. The exception is my daughter Kristen, who uses it as a night-light when she goes to sleep. But the only time it goes on is at the end of the night, and we set it on a timer. NEXT PAGE >>> |
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Tony- what a great article. We also have TV restrictions in our house. No TV during the week during a school year. Time limits on the weekend. Since doing this a few years ago, our two boys 9 and 11, are getting fantastic grades and reading a lot more. Every parent needs to do this. It's also not just TV anymore. We have restrictions on the computer as well. Tom , Huntington Beach
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