Kids Just Can’t Turn Off The TV

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Some alternative activities for children and families

Today marks the end of National TV Turnoff Week (16-22 Sept) in the US. Let’s see why this day has risen to prominence in recent years.

Percent of Americans regularly watch television while eating dinner.

Percent of children aged 6-17 have TV's in their bedrooms.

Percent of day care centers use TV during a typical day.

National TV Turnoff Week Comes To An End

16-22 Sept

Volunteer in a school to teach reading, math, computer skills.

Learn to play the guitar or other musical instrument.

Attend community concerts.

Organize a community clean-up.

Put together a puzzle.

Visit the library. Borrow a book. Attend library activties.

Go ice skating or roller skating.

Listen to the radio.

Visit the zoo.

Paint a picture, a mural or a room.

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Free From TV!Children as well as adults are becoming increasingly susceptible towards the unhealthy effects of TV nowadays. Do you know that TV is watched by 66% of US people during their dinner time? About 50% of American children aged between 6-17 years have TV sets in their bedrooms! During a typical day, 70% of day care centres use a television.

A few shocking facts:

1. TV is watched for 1680 minutes in a year by an average American youth2. Only 38.5 minutes is spent by parents to have a meaningful conversation with their children in US3. On a weekly basis, an average child is spending approximately 25 hours watching television. Thus, on a yearly basis the child is spending 1300 hours watching TV which is more than the number of hours spend in school (900 hours in a year)!4. A US child watches an astonishing 20,000 30 second commercials in a yearly basis!

There are various activities which are more fun and entertaining than turning on a TV and sitting at home. Children along with their families can engage in fun activities such as going for ice skating or roller skating, paint a room, a mural or a picture, attend a community concert, volunteer to teach maths, reading, computer skills in a school, visit the library, play a guitar or any other musical instrument, participate in a community clean-up, listen to the radio, put together a puzzle, visit a zoo etc.Click through if you are looking for affordable televisions with security settings.