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Smart Use of TV

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TV Can Be Problem When

Adults help children become smart television viewers by Cailloudeveloping their critical viewing and media skills.

Smart choices make television a powerful and positive tool.

 

TV Can Be Good When:

Mister RogersIt is age-appropriate

It encourages children to read

It introduces skills and ideas important to learning

It encourages children to think and ask questions

It encourages positive behavior and values

It doesn't include commercials

It is a balanced part of a child's day

 

TV Can Be a Problem When:

It is not geared toward a child's development level

It takes the place of reading

It presents gender, racial, or cultural stereotypes

It models violence as a way of solving conflict

It promotes negative behaviors

It encourages unnecessary consumerism

It occupies too much of child's time

 
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