Smart Use of TV
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TV Can Be Good When |
TV Can Be Problem When
Adults
help children become smart television viewers by
developing
their critical viewing and media skills.
Smart choices make television a powerful and positive
tool.
TV
Can Be Good When:
It
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