what to do for my 6 yrs. old child?

Question

my child is always watching T.V. whatever program it is. how to reduce / avoid T.V. and computer games? Is there any fun activities? how to concentrate on his studies? any fun activity websites?

Answer 1

Turn off the tv and steer him towards Discoverykids.com. My son loves that one. Animalplanet.com is another cool site. Let the computer be educational.

I've turned everything off before and just grabbed a kids dictionary (with pictures) and played a game opening to any random page and finding fun words and reading their definitions. That works for a while too.

Answer 2

My sons do not play video games or computer games Monday through Friday because they are school nights. They know this is the rule because my husband and I enforce it. When I pick my sons up from school I ask them first thing if they have any homework and that is the first thing they do when they get home. After they are done, we have a large fenced in back yard and they can go outside and play with the dogs, they can watch a 30 minute to 1 hour show on television and by that time, supper is ready. We all sit down to eat supper together. We take our time eating supper, visiting and when they are finished eating they take a shower, brush their teeth and get ready for bed. They normally have about thirty minutes to an hour until bed time ( bed time is 8pm on school nights ) so they can play in their rooms or watch television with us. The key is to set a schedule and stick to it. They always say that babies have to have a routine, well children do too. It works out best for everyone involved. Granted, we have some nights were things come up and we aren't able to do just what I've said. But we try to stick to it as closely as possible. Have you tried getting him/her involved in sports or any other hobby? My sons are big in sports and that seems to help also. I hope this helps.

Answer 3

At age 6, you are still the parent. Turn the TV off, and don't let them turn it back on. If needbe, unplug it. Send your child outside to play.

A child learns by what a parent teaches. If the TV is always on, then the child is going to watch it. Turn it off until home work is done, then send them out the door to get some exercise by playing outside.

My kids like watching the National Geographic channel, which is educational, but also fun.

Answer 4

I would try a more structured day... give positive reinforcements... If child finishes homework, allow 1 tv show, permitting kids shows or educational ones. Maybe see if you can find educational board or card games to peak interests in learning. If child has a favorite kids show, like bob the builder or dora the explorer, they usually have websites with educational games. Maybe create a star chart. for every chore or homework assignment done child gets a star. after so many stars, child gets a reward... maybe a day out at a museum or a matinee movie or something.

Answer 5

Hey, I used to be the same to my parents...and I still love watching TV but be the older person.

Turn off the TV or don't even turn it on in the morning. Un plug it from the power point so they don't try to turn it on themself.

Give your child a new book or colouring in book to play with, take them out to the park, have a friend over, buy a board game or just sit and talk with each other. Some child-mother-father bonding.

Let them watch their favourite show every now and then, just limit the dosage

Good luck.

Answer 6

Don't replace the tv with computer time. You can find more mentally stimulating things to do on the computer, but ultimately your child will still be sedentary. Even when it's cold, your child needs to be outdoors. That means with you, going for a walk, throwing a ball around, etc. Enroll your child in some activities. There are dance classes, gymnastics, karate, soccer, tennis, basketball, boy/girl scouts, you get my point. If you live in a small town or place without a lot of options, then sacrifice one evening or weekend day to drive to a place that does offer an activity that your child might like. Being involved in an activity builds confidence in kids, it's exercise, they meet new friends, and best of all they are off the couch. My daughter is 6, I have her in dance and karate. She rarely chooses to watch tv now, even on the weekends she'll ask to watch a movie once in awhile, but rarely has a day where she wants to veg out in front of the tv. On the rare occasions when she does want to veg out in front of the tv, I let her, I figure that once in awhile doesn't hurt her. Don't completely take tv away from your child, but on school days 30 minutes is plenty, so tell your child to choose which 30 minutes of tv to watch, then after that the tv goes off. There are great pages to print out at home to help with learning, type into a search engine things like, "counting money worksheets for kids" or "reading comprehension worksheets for kids" or even type in "home-schooling resources." I don't home-school my child, but there are excellent things on those sites to supplement what she learns at school. Good Luck.

Answer 7

You are the parent. TURN OFF THE TV. He'll scream, he'll yell, he'll tell you he hates you - and then he'll get over it, particularly if you provide him with alternate activities.

Take him to the library and check out some books. Buy him some coloring books and some crayons. Play hide and seek. There's a thousand things that he could be doing other than rotting his brain sitting in front of a tube.

Answer 8

Are you the parent or him? He is 6. Turn off the t.v and the computer and take him outside to play. Enrol him in sports and activities and get him out every day. No more than 1 hr of t.v per day. Do you want an overweight anti-social boy or a healthy social boy?

Answer 9

THANK GOD someone is being a parent, your best bet is to explain to him why he can't watch the TV show, as was said earlier he'll whine and moan, but try and find somthing fun for him to do, read him a book (or get one on tape) play a board game, or play "make believe" do whatever you can to feed his mind.

Most TV's have the V chip installed now, go to www.fcc.gov to find more information.

Answer 10

you should spend more time with your son reading books, playing games, teaching him abc's and practice writing his alphabet, etc. these activities will keep his mind stimulated, while also learning. im sure youre busy too so i recommend V-Tech. they have educational and fun games and its easily hooked up to your tv. TV time can also be educational. There are plenty of learning games on the computer as well. My 4 yr old niece loves nick.com. there are alot of fun and educational games on the computer with their favorite characters like spongebob and dora the explorer.