Parenting Solutions: Limiting TV/Media Use

I don’t know about you, but my kids LOVE TV shows, video games, computer games, cell phones and texting.  I swear, if I let them they’d be plugged in all day! How about you?

Can using all these gadgets harm our kids and if so, how? How can we rein in their usage and unplug the gadgets so we can connect in more meaningful ways with our kids?

Mike Mann, an award-winning speaker from the National Institute on Media and the Family will join me on “Real Parents. Real Solutions” Wed., Nov. 25 at 12 CT and share his vast knowledge with us so we can be "Media Wise" and unplug for good! Not only will Mike provide compelling reasons why we want to unplug our kids, but he’ll provide us with lots of ideas on how we can actually do it!  “Real parent” Mark Gauer will also join me.Tune in live at 12 CT or tune in at your convenience here: http://www.tinyurl.com/realparentsrealsolutions Call in with your comments and questions, too, at 1-866-472-5788.

Here are some of the great resources that the National Institute on Media and the Family provide at www.mediafamily.org :

12 Tips to Tame the Tube: http://www.mediafamily.org/facts/tips_tametube.shtml

Taming the Video Game Tiger: http://www.mediafamily.org/facts/tips_tamevideogames.shtml

Internet Filters: Making Web Surfing Safer for Children: http://www.mediafamily.org/facts/facts/_internet.shtml

MediaWise Network: Guide to Cell Phones:  http://www.mediafamily.org

 http://www.mediafamily.org/