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Friday, April 25, 2008

How to stop your child's TV or computer addiction?

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Lots of kids have problems with spending too much time on the computer and TV .
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Television and Excessive computer usage could lead to more serious problems down the road.
Video game addictions do exist and can cause some serious health hazards.
Parents can sometimes lost track of how much time their children actually do spend in front of the television or computer and it can be costly.
Are they ?
Ignoring their basic needs such as food and sleep?
Ignoring their responsibilities such as homework ,polishing their shoes,arranging their books and Toys?
Ignoring friends and never leaving the home?

wake up ! its time to support your child to get rid of the addiction.

1. Talk with your child about his excessive computer usage.
2. Move the computer to Living room .
3.Tell your child about the ill effects like poor vision and backache.
4.Ask them to set a time limit (20 mts-40 mts)to spend on the computer each day.

5. Appreciate them if they comes on the time .
6.Introduce them, the Math,English worksheet websites and ask them to do atleast 1 worksheet on each ,everytime they play computer games.
7.Check the Internet browswer's history to see what websites he/she's visiting .

8.Replace the time with other activities – like drawing,Painting,Indoor games or go for a walk, visit a park with them .
9.Avoid warnings at first.Let them take time to make it.
10.Ask them to select two favourite TV programmes only for the day, and allow it to watch.
11. After a TV programme ask them to water plants, cycling for some time and ask to help you in kitchen.
12. Your appreciation and patience are the keys.

Appreciate Appreciate Appreciate
ACHIEVE YOUR GOAL

Remember

Its not a magic.So, be patient and start loving your child from this minute and they will come under your control.

Atfirst they may get anger,but slowly your love towards them definitely change their mind. so, don't loose confident.
Every child requires different methods to break computer and TV addiction
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