Kids get easily addicted to TV because of the non-stop 24 hours entertainment it provides. However, it hampers our emotional and mental development as well as makes us a non-social individual.
Switch off TV
Kids expose themselves easily to violence or violent behavior due to constant habit of watching TV. This can cause the kids to be aggressive and get nightmares, thus affecting their mental stability. Hence, it is necessary to switch off the TV when the kids are alone. Making them engage into other activities like hobby classes, giving them an interesting project to finish etc is important.
Prohibit watching TV when you have guests at home
It is important that the kids learn to be social too. Many a times you might end up seeing your kid watching TV when your relatives or friends have come to visit you. This might annoy the guests as well as hamper the bond between your kid and them. Hence, try to keep your TV switched off when you have guests at home. You can instead keep some light music running behind to add some fun to the event.
Family Time
It is important to promote having at least one meal of the day together. Many families have dinner together, and consider it refreshing after a tiring day at work. If not so, you can find some time out for cooking with your kids, or playing in the lawn with them. You can also join some classes where you too can learn with your kid. Join a foreign language class with them. All these might create a healthy bond between your family members.
Make the kids spend some time for themselves
You might find kids spending time either on TV or with their friends. However, it is important to cultivate the habit of spending some time alone for the kids. The kids should sit alone and draw, paint, do some hobby activity or some physical exercise. He/she should learn to entertain himself/herself when alone. This will develop a sense of independence and satisfaction in them.
Playing outside
Kids should compulsorily spend some time of their day in playing outside. It is important for the growth of their body and mind. Playing in the garden amongst animals etc can be fun. One can learn from such experiences.
Summary
It is important to keep kids away from TV and help them utilize their time in various hobby related or extracurricular activities.
