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Kids and TV: Viewing Tips

March 21, 2017

Kids and TV: Viewing Tips

  • Control children's viewing hours. For preschoolers, an hour a day is plenty. For older children, an hour to 1-1/2 hours is fine.

  • With your children, select programs that will be good for them and that don't run up against your own values.

  • Talk to your children about what they learned and what they got out of a show. If they see violent images or negative stereotypes, talk to them about it. Explain that these things are bad -- and why -- and talk about what real violence does to people.

  • If you can't watch a program with your children, tape it to watch with them later.

Updated:  

March 21, 2017

Reviewed By:  

Christos Ballas, MD,Godsey, Cynthia M.S., M.S.N., APRN