TV Is Here To Stay

Here’s today’s realitynnA study by Dorothy Singer, Jerome Singer and Diana Zuckerman in 1989 revealed that more than 99% of American families owned at least one television set. Many families owned two or three, and 68.8% of homes owned a videotape recorder. nnTV is already here to stay. We can't get away with it. In this modern age of incessant hurry, of instant noodles and fast food counters, our world has already changed. TV has assumed a more prominent role in the household. TV becomes the surrogate nanny. It’s convenient and it’s cheap.nnHere’s a thoughtnnWhat if we endow our television set with super teaching powers? What if instead of seeing it as your child’s reading nemesis, you start learning from it? nnTelevision can teach us an important lesson in raising readers. As reading parents, we should never be boring!nnOur children are telling us loud and clear, “Mom, dad, never, never, never ever be boring!” TV can become your child’s reading prop, no different from a puppet or a teddy bear. nnIn limited doses, as television serves as an easy companion for relaxation and escape, it can also be beneficial to reading. The key word here is limited. Do not let the habit interfere with your child’s ability to grow, to learn new things and to lead an active life. nnHow can we then make television our greatest reading Buddy? Discover the greatest secret of television by logging on to www.geniuschilddevelopment.com. nn