Break Free of TV
Break Free of TV is usually held in April of every year
but you can cut back on TV anytime you want to.
Here's a diary to help you do some other types of activities
instead of watching TV. Print it out and try it for a week.
Break Free of TV
Pledge Card
I, _________________, pledge to Break Free of TV for ________days. I will also
encourage my family to participate with me. Please list some of the activities that
you did instead of watching TV.
Monday________________________________________________________
Tuesday_______________________________________________________
Wednesday_____________________________________________________
Thursday_______________________________________________________
Friday_________________________________________________________
Saturday_______________________________________________________
Sunday________________________________________________________
I lived TV Free for _____ days!
Check out this web site for more information:
www.tvturnoff.org
Look at this!
Children and Education
1) Number of minutes per week that the average American child ages 2-11
watches television: 1,197
2) Number of minutes per week that parents spend in meaningful
conversation with their children: 38.5
3) Percentage of children ages 5-17 who have a TV in their bedroom: 52
4) Percentage of children ages 2-5 who have a TV in their bedroom: 25
5) Percentage of day care centers that use TV during a typical day: 70
6) Percentage of parents who would like to limit their children's TV watching: 73
7) Percentage of 4-6 year-olds who, when asked to choose between
watching TV and spending time with their fathers, preferred television: 54.
8) Hours per week of TV watching shown to negatively affect academic
achievement: 10 or more
9) Percentage of 4th graders that watch more than 14 hours of television per
week: 81
10) Hours per year the average American youth watches television: 1,500
11) Hours per year the average American youth spends in school: 900
12) Chance that an American parent requires that children do their
homework before watching TV: 1 in 12
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