Reducing Media time
Regardless of family make-up, income, ethnicity, or
location many children are getting much more than
the recommended amount of media each day. Here are five tips to help decrease the amount of time children spend with media everyday.
location many children are getting much more than
the recommended amount of media each day. Here are five tips to help decrease the amount of time children spend with media everyday.
Five tips to reduce media consumption
1. Televisions and computers should be kept out of children's bedrooms.
2. Make a schedule to manage and track screen time.
3. Be consistent in your rules!
4. When the electronics are not being used, keep them out of sight.
5. Replace screen time with interactive activities.
Tips retrieved from:
http://www.webmd.com/parenting/raising-fit-kids/recharge/kids-screen-time?page=1
http://www.webmd.com/parenting/raising-fit-kids/recharge/kids-screen-time?page=1