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We all know that watching too much TV is not a good thing for your child\u2019s health. Studies show that children who watch too much TV:<\/p>\n
\u2013 Have a higher risk of childhood obesity
\n\u2013 Have higher chances to develop aggressive behavior
\n\u2013 Are not so energetic as they used to be
\n\u2013 Have a harder time in school
\n\u2013 Are more likely in engage in risky situations later in life<\/p>\n
If these facts does not sound too good for you, fear not! We are here to help! Here are a few advices to help you limit the screen time of your child:<\/p>\n
Encourage healthy behaviors<\/strong> Encourage other activities<\/strong> Pay attention to your child\u2019s behavioral changes<\/strong> Make family meals valuable<\/strong> Be involved in your child\u2019s life<\/strong> Have you tried to keep your child away from the TV? How did it work?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" We all know that watching too much TV is not a good thing for your child\u2019s health. Studies show that children who watch too<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":523,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[4],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/findaupair.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/518"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/findaupair.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/findaupair.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/findaupair.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/findaupair.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=518"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/findaupair.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/518\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":525,"href":"https:\/\/findaupair.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/518\/revisions\/525"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/findaupair.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/523"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/findaupair.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=518"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/findaupair.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=518"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/findaupair.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=518"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
\nBe the kind of parent that encourages healthy behaviors and limits the not so healthy ones. This way, your child will see an example in you that will follow in the future.<\/p>\n
\nYou can also encourage your children to do other things that does not involve a screen. Provide them with books, board games or other tools that helps them leave the screen aside.<\/p>\n
\nTV has a immediate impact on your child\u2019s behavior. After watching too much TV or play too much Video games children have the tendency to become aggressive, selfish or impatient.<\/p>\n
\nAbout 2\/3 of young people keep the TV on during meals. Get rid of that habit and start having again rich conversations with your family. You will not regret!<\/p>\n
\nDon\u2019t be the parent that turns on the TV and leaves the child there. That is not the recipe for a healthy parenting style.<\/p>\n