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Require children to ask permission to watch television. Make it clear that watching television is a privilege, not a right.
• Regulate what your children watch. Sit down with your children and watch the shows they’re watching. Explain why you want to eliminate objectionable programs by saying, ‘These programs go against the values we believe in as a family.”
• Reduce the amount of time the set is on. Designate one or two nights a week as “quiet time” when the set stays off all evening.
• Brainstorm alternatives to TV. Take 10 minutes as a family and list all the possibilities. Post the list on the refrigerator and refer youngsters to it when they’re bored.
• Try to make television a special event rather than a daily routine. Establish a “specials only” policy in which no one turns on the set unless there is a special program worth watching. That way turning on the set becomes a deliberate decision rather than a mindless habit.
Mr. Lickona believes that schools can help as well. “Some principals send a letter home asking parents to restrict television to one-half hour a night,” he said.
As the school year begins, starting it off right by establishing ground rules early can keep problems from cropping up later on.
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