2006-09-01 04:15:42 · 41 answers · asked by Aarti 1 in Family & Relationships ➔ Family
Just turn it off. They are still young enough to be on a schedule. If they don't do what you say, still ground them. Suggest that she read a book or go outside. For at least 30min.-60min. I have the same problem with my 10yr. old that loves to read and reading is good but she can't stay bottled up in her room all day. It's just not "healthy". I would at least allow your daughter to finish whatever show she's watching at the time. Only allow her so many T.V. hours as well as computer hours and so on.
2006-09-01 04:24:32 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
I am a teenager and I can honestly tell you I only watch certain TV channels because I am ADDICTED to them. Your daughter is probably addicted to certain shows and HAVE to watch them. A lot of the times when there is nothing to do, she opens the TV and watches different shows and that may interest her too. Get her to do something else and forget about the TV. I try not to watch NEW tv shows because I KNOW I will get hooked. I used to be on the Internet everyday after school but I just went out and had fun and forgot about it. Now that I'm not as INTO it as I was before, i find it easier to control myself.
2006-09-01 04:32:15 · answer #2 · answered by Kaitlyn 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Unplug It. Now. This minute. Go to the television she watches the most (hopefully, it's not the one you watch or--even worse--the only TV in the house) and unplug it. Are you a single parent? Are there other siblings in the house? Does she speak of having friends in school or does she turn on the TV the second she comes home from school? Attend to these factors first then, if nothing changes, unplug it permanently.
2006-09-01 04:21:27 · answer #3 · answered by Sagistar 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Be reasonable, don't push a teenager too far. You should set limits on the number of hours allowed each day but let her choose which hours (within reason....1am is not good). This way she can pick and choose the shows she like best each day. Since shows start at different times, it would be unreasonable for you to just set a standard time.
In the mean time, try to interest her in other activities. If you have time, take her to the gym with you (teenagers love to work on their beauty). It is a good time for bonding and healthy for both of you. At my gym there are a lot of teenagers and they are more dedicated then me.
2006-09-01 04:25:12 · answer #4 · answered by HW 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Don't watch much yourself, if you do. Do things with her, fun stuff you can do together out of the house. If you're really brave, give the TV(s) to a friend or donate them to a charity. If she has one in her room, get rid of it. Just some suggestions from a big hypocrite who watches 3 hours a day. :)
2006-09-01 04:18:34 · answer #5 · answered by LisaT 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
find her some thing she likes to do. Try to get her to go out side. Get her to meet some boys and try to get her to do chores. Limit the amount of tv she watches. If she wont listen they have this thing that you can put on to your Tv that will shut it off after the time you set it and they cant turn it back on untill you put the code in
2006-09-01 04:22:54 · answer #6 · answered by unkown 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Honestly it's too late. That is something that should have been handled when she was much younger. Now she 's developed a pattern. You going to have to find something more interesting to her than the TV. Like take her shopping to distract her. If you force it then you'll get rebellion and you don't want that.
2006-09-01 04:21:49 · answer #7 · answered by A man ready to commit. 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
You can lock certain channels so she cant watch certain TV shows. You can give her a specific time that she is aloud to watch TV, its a hard one to handle I would think. You could put the fear of God in here if she disobeys but is it really worth it?
2006-09-01 04:20:33 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Set up a Time Schedule for her.
1 hour for everything she does.
- Studies
- Revision
- Games
- House-work
- Personal grooming.
- TV watching.
If you don't break-up the timeing her studies will suffer.
2006-09-02 02:23:49 · answer #9 · answered by taurus23 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I know how your feeling I have a teenage daughter that is addicted to music channels I recently decided to lock them out so now she has to earn them and limited time on them. Best Of Luck!!
2006-09-01 05:23:18 · answer #10 · answered by DutchiesMomma 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋