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How Much Screen Time Is Okay For Teens?
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Turn it around and make it fun!
There are things you can do to limit the amount of time that your children are on the Internet without making it look like a punishment.
- Remember that the more your children are on their computers, the less active they are. Find some exercise videos that your kids might show some interest in, and get them started in staying in shape.
- Find a hobby or subject they might want to become involved in. They have more and more cooking shows on television with younger and younger children showing off their skills like a top chef. Check out some online videos and look for actual cooking classes in your area that you child can participate in — away from their computers.
- Get your child interested in music. Show them some of the great musicians online, and if they find an instrument they want to learn more about, sign them up for lessons.
- Show your kids different places around the world. Take them on a virtual tour of Europe. You can educate them, and they won’t even catch on!.
- Plan a trip to a bookstore or the library. When they find a magazine they like, sign them up for a subscription. They will look forward to receiving something addressed to them in the mail, plus it will encourage them to read something other than what is online.
- Help them with any school projects and show them how to do productive searches on the Internet.
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Try to make their life off the Internet as interesting as what is on the Internet. Teach them how to have fun and how to always use their technology responsibly.
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