31 Alternatives to TV and Video Games for Your Elementary School Child

Research says that it’s important to limit the amount of time children spend in front of the TV set or the computer screen. Everything from their reading ability to their physical health is affected. Children who watch TV the least do the best in school. Watching TV may limit a child’s attention span, lead to obesity and aggressiveness and may possibly contribute to the development of attention deficit disorders. Plus, all the time spent watching TV is time that can be spent learning and doing other things.

Now you can tame the TV monster in your home! This Parent Guide offers sound, research-based facts about how screen media affects children and what you can do about it. The transition may be difficult for some children so this guide prepares you for that, too. You’ll get a list of ideas on how to make the switch from no rules to limits on TV, video games and computer time painless in your home. It also gives you useful ideas on how to curb your child’s TV watching to fit in with your new rules and will supply you with alternatives to TV watching that your children will like so much they won’t even miss the TV.