Parents all across the counrty have the same complaint : kids watch too mych TV. Now there my be an answer : a TV credit card called TimeSlot. Each kid gets a card with a limited amount of viewing time. The parents not only decide how mych, they can block out specific times of day. It also works with video games. Sometimes the kids try to get around TimeSlot, but mostly they learn to double up their time by negotiating with one another. Parents and kids alike say using TimeSlot is not that big an adjustment.
April 04, 2006
Too much TV
Parents all across the counrty have the same complaint : kids watch too mych TV. Now there my be an answer : a TV credit card called TimeSlot. Each kid gets a card with a limited amount of viewing time. The parents not only decide how mych, they can block out specific times of day. It also works with video games. Sometimes the kids try to get around TimeSlot, but mostly they learn to double up their time by negotiating with one another. Parents and kids alike say using TimeSlot is not that big an adjustment.
