Summer TV viewing spikes
It's Tuesday, so here's Liz Atwood:
My middle schooler had been out of school on summer break less than two hours on Friday when he called me and asked for the TV code that I had put in place to keep him from watching too much television. "You can't say I have to do my homework now," he argued.
The Smart Television Alliance, a group working to improve what kids watch on TV, reports that kids TV viewership jumps 150 percent during the summer months. This year, with tight family budgets meaning fewer trips and kids' camps, the group expects more kids will be vegging out in front of the TV.
The organization's Web site, smarttelevisionalliance.org, offers tips for how to take control of the TV and suggests good programs for the kids to watch.
What's your solution to summer TV sloth?
Photo by David Hobby, Baltimore Sun.
Comments
No TV until at least one hour of reading is completed each day. That's what one fellow middle school mom told me and I think it's a great idea. I might go even further and say, one hour of TV for each hour of reading, so long as you go outside and run around or swim or bike every day also.
Posted by: Nicole | June 16, 2009 12:22 PM