Get everyone involved in choosing how to spend your time together. Try giving children TV tickets. Each week, each child gets 20 TV tickets. Each ticket can be used for 30 minutes of TV time. Any tickets remaining at the end of the week can be cashed in for 25 cents each.
Parents can still veto a certain program, of course.
Let your child know that he can stay up as late as he wants-as long as he's reading in bed. Encourage child to swap books with friends. Check used bookstores. Give books as gifts. Let them see you read.