08/29/2011
The Television Tussle
We can shift culture and consciousness right where we are—only if we believe in our own sweet wisdom, only if we are willing to say, even when our voice trembles: 'Their children are our children.'
Valerie Kaur, Author, Activist, Lawyer
In her Exchange book, The Top Ten Preschool Parenting Problems, Roslyn Duffy observes that one of the hardest challenges parents face is limiting the impact of television on their children's development. Duffy cited research showing that children imitate aggressive behavior they observe on television, and that children who engage in heavy television watching are less likely to be able to read and less likely to spend time outdoors. Here are some of the steps Duffy suggests to parents to limit the impact of television...
- Do not place a television or computer in a young child's bedroom.
- View programs together.....Watching a program with a child gives an adult the opportunity to question, discuss and help a child interpret what she sees.
- Choose non-commercial programs. Most videos from the library...do not promote consumerism.
- Read. Raise a reader. Read to your children. Read with your children. Model reading. Make time for reading.
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