Why Should You Turn Off Your Television?

posted by gbowen
October 12, 2009

30212-african-safari-wood-indoor-play-setWe are all supposed to eat plenty of vegetables to stay healthy.  But, are we turning into vegetables by watching too much television.

If you think the television is a baby sitter and your kids are not getting enough exercise make plans each day to stop what you are doing and get out one or your kids wooden indoor playsets or one of their other educational children’s toys and spend some quality time with them.

The Safari wooden play set shown above includes all the animal figures you see as well as the jeep with rolling wheels and is available online.

The American of Academy of Pediatrics Society suggests that children watch no more than one to two hours of  “quality programming,” whether on TV or video, each day. The  Academy also says that children need physical activity and personal interaction, not a diet of glaring electronic images, especially when they are lewd, violent, or inane.

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