Help
for Parents
The
information collected here was originally created as handouts to distribute
at Television Project workshops. We offer them to you here in two formats,
a simple text version to read on line and an Adobe Acrobat Portable
Document Format (PDF) version that you can print out. To view a PDF
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You have permission to make copies of the handouts and to distribute
them. We ask only that you keep our contact information on the sheet.
Handouts
Basic
Data. Short list of facts about television viewing. (PDF
version)
Principles
for Developing Alternatives to Television Use. Some guidelines to
help parents manage television use at home. (PDF
version)
Developing
Alternatives. Recommendations for at-home activities. (PDF
version)
Suggestions
for Controlling Television. Ideas to limit your television viewing.
(PDF
version)
Guilt-free
Television: Parents Need to Establish Guidelines. Article published
in the newspaper Gazette, 7 January 1998. In PDF format.
Age-specific alternatives
to television:
Alternatives
age 1-3 years (PDF
version)
Alternatives
age 4-6 years (PDF
version)
Alternatives
ages 6-12 years (PDF
version)
Articles
How
Can Parents Develop Strong Brains In Their Children?
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