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Don't Let Your Family Go Down the Tube - Use Television Wisely

Set limits on what children can watch. Homework and meals with the family take priority.
Watch TV with your children and talk about what each of you liked an didn't like.
Set an example. Carefully choose your own programs and the amount of time you watch television.
Make one room a TV-Free Zone - a comfortable place to read, talk, and listen, with no television set.
Don't use TV as a babysitter.
Encourage your children to spend their free time in activities such as sports, hobbies, playing with friends, or reading rather than sitting in front of the tube.
Limit video games to a half-hour a day. Use a kitchen timer.
Look for TV Programs that encourage kids to do something positive - build a playhouse, start a hobby, help out at home, volunteer to help someone. Look for TV programs that relate to a book, something your child is studying, or an experience from your own childhood or that of a relative.
Don't use TV as a reward or punishment.
If you find a TV ad or program offensive, write or call the sponsor and the station.

Crime Prevention Tips Provided by:
National Crime Prevention Council