Limiting TV viewing pays big dividends in a closer walk with Christ, better family relationships, improved performance in school, increase creativity, and higher self-esteem. Following are ten solutions that have been successfully used by others. Set firm limits. At a family meeting decide on how much TV is appropriate for your family. Others limit TV to weekends only.
Some families allow a fixed number of hours per week.
One family gave each child a limited number of coupons that could be exchanged for one half hour of TV from an approved list of programs. Another solution is to give a child two or three dollars in quarters at the beginning of the week and require the child to pay twenty-five cents for each half hour watched. Any money left over at the end of the week may be kept by the child. Many families restrict TV viewing during the week, allowing no TV on school nights. Minimal viewing is allowed on weekends, with children required to choose from an approved list of programs.