Tame Your TV

Let’s face it. While it sounds good, tossing the TV out the window isn’t a realistic option. Studies show that parents and caregivers (we needed a study to tell us this?) use the TV to manage hectic schedules, keep the peace, and even give kids a chance to relax. So, how to get it under control?

5 Ways to Know Your TV Could Be Smarter

  1. You hear your kids say “Oh please mom! I love this one!” at the start of an episode – you know they’ve seen twenty times.
  2. Your kids endlessly repeat rude catch phrases from shows.
  3. You think to yourself “I can’t stand that snarky kid” as you overhear a sassy character on a popular kids show.
  4. Your kids say “We just turned it on!” every time you come home and find them in front of the screen.
  5. The channel is suddenly changed when you walk in the room.

If the TV is on…Make it Smart TV

Next time they ask why mom and dad have hijacked the TV, tell them a few things. You want TV to reflect your values – whether that’s:

  • Dialing back the violence
  • Avoiding inappropriate sexual content
  • Preventing potty mouth
  • Canning “can we get it”
  • Squelching the stereotypes
  • Getting off the couch

What can you do? It’s Right HERE!

1. Upgrade your Parenting Tools

Here’s a way to customize a menu of TV programs for your kids that reflect your values and educational interests.

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Now, you’re just a few clicks away from developing own personal TV lineup from a pool of expert-recommended kids programming.

2. Let Everyone in the Family Learn from TV

Educational TV can improve young children’s language development and general school readiness.

Smart TV can also be an opportunity to connect with your kids. Watch TV as a family, and discuss issues raised in the programs. Your kids need to know that what they watch is important to you.

This is your opportunity to open up discussions about real life news and topics.

3. Sign Up Today!

It’s quick and easy. This weekly newsletter fills you in on who’s saying what about shows your kids are want to watch.

The Smart TV Newsletter provides recommendations on what to watch and what not to watch. With weekly updates on the best, expert recommended programming of the week, the Smart TV Newsletter is the resource that you and your friends will be talking about at the dinner table, on the phone and at the soccer games. Sign up today, for the one email that will change the way you and your kids watch TV.

4. The Secrets of Selecting Smart TV

Check our blog for the latest updates on what you might want to tune in or tune out.