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in support of:. Hundreds of channels Video DVD Pay-Per-View. Network Programming. You Know You May Be Watching Too Much TV When…. The first thing you do when you enter the room is turn on the TV You eat all your meals in front of the TV There are as many TVs in your home as people.

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  1. in support of:

  2. Hundreds of channels Video DVD Pay-Per-View Network Programming

  3. You Know You May Be Watching Too Much TV When… • The first thing you do when you enter the room is turn on the TV • You eat all your meals in front of the TV • There are as many TVs in your home as people

  4. You Know You May Be Watching Too Much TV When… • You’re watching a show you don’t like when you realize it’s a repeat and you didn’t like it the FIRST time either • You know the theme songs to all the shows in prime time • The number of shows you absolutely cannot miss is equal to or greater than the number of days in the week

  5. You Know You May Be Watching Too Much TV When… • The clerk at the video store knows you on a first name basis • Your cable goes out and you have the cable company on speed dial • The hall closet is dedicated not to coats and hats but to DVDs, videotapes and video games

  6. You Know You May Be Watching Too Much TV When… • The last thing you do at night before closing your eyes is turn off the TV

  7. How Much Are We Watching? • Families have the TV on an average of 7 hours and 40 minutes per day • Americans watch an average of more than 4 hours of TV per day • American children spend an average of 900 hours per year in school and an average of 1,023 watching TV

  8. Current Recommendations From The American Academy of Pediatrics younger than 2 years old – no TV older than 2 years old – no more than 2 hours of TV per day

  9. Impact of TV On Our Brains…

  10. Impact of TV on Family Time…

  11. Impact of TV on Family MEAL Time… Children who: eat dinner together with their families without the TV are more likely to consume the recommended number of servings of fruits, vegetables, and milk

  12. Impact of TV on Our Bodies… Overweight in children has almost doubled in the past decade

  13. Impact Of TV On Our Bodies… There is a strong link between overweight in children and TV viewing

  14. What Are Our Children Watching? 90% of viewing by children is of programs that are not designed for children

  15. What Are Our Children Watching? Children learn by mimicking what’s on TV

  16. What Are Our Children Watching? Children see 40,000 commercials every year!

  17. What Are Our Children Watching? Response to Foods Advertised on TV

  18. $15 Billion per year spent on marketing to children – much of that is on television ads

  19. Mom Messages 3 per day X 365 = 1095 TV Messages 10,000 food ads per year That’s almost 30 per day! 95% for candy/fast food/soft drinks and sugar sweetened cereal

  20. Simple Solutions To Watching Less

  21. Simple Solutions to Watching Less 1 Get the TV Out of the Bedroom

  22. Simple Solutions to Watching Less 2 Plan How Much TV You and Your Family Are Going to Watch

  23. Simple Solutions to Watching Less 3 Set Clear Limits and Be a Good TV Role Model

  24. Simple Solutions to Watching Less 4 Make Lists of Activities You Want to Do Instead of Watching TV

  25. Simple Solutions to Watching Less 5 Don’t Keep the TV on All the Time…Tune Into Specific Shows

  26. Simple Solutions to Watching Less 6 Eat Together As a Family Without the TV

  27. Simple Solutions to Watching Less 7 Watch With Your Children

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