My son is 12 but he watches tv for 6 to 7 hrs every day i dont know how to handle pls help?
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Get him invvoled in a team sport or other activity after school. there wont be time to watch TV
Thats a lot of TV... its better if hes watching discovery or something educational but he probably isnt...
If you cant do that then
Turn it off... you are the parent simply say NO
We have a 12 year old.. and when we tell her no more TV its off... she has a fit once in a while but its off.. SHE IS 12
She does not get to tell us she is going ot watch TV once we say shut it off...
You have to have limits... help him find osmething else to do...
Good Luck
Wismom
Go and get an automatic "time off" switch from Comet or Currys. You programme the amouint of hours the Tv is allowed on and it switches off automatically.
He can watch 2 hrs straight or 2 x 1hr sessions etc.
You could try spending time with him. Taking him to places he might like to go and inviting his friends over for sleepovers over the weekend or whatnot or for dinner and have him to help make the meals and maybe even introducing him to old boardgames and read stories to him and even try giving him projects to work on, like if Grandma's birthday is coming up have him make her a birthday gift or something.
You just answered your own question when you said "My son...". You are the parent..start acting the part! The fact that you allow your son to watch TV for that long shows me that maybe he isnt the one with the problem.you are. Tell him to get up and go outside.and you follow him and go do something outside with him. Oh...and dont blame your son for your shortcomings.ugh!
Explain to him that he is wasting away his youth watching television and if he doesn't get out and do things he won't have as many wonderful memories to look back on. He'll probably not understand this so tell him to read his Bible instead.
make his but go out side!!see thats the probablem today with kids they are so much lazier than they used to be!Make him do something active or he will grow up and have health problems!good luck!
You can get an automatic shut off thing for your TV. let him know that he has only a certain amount of time each day; and try to get him out the house more, to hang out with his friends more often... anything you can find to occupy his time other than rotting in front of the TV, you know?/
Part of it is just being 12, not really wanting to grow up, avoidance of real things in favor or make believe. Part of it could be that his imagination is not growing, so he has little to fall back on when he feels he's in crisis. It also means he's not getting enough exercise. He's got a lot of calories to burn that don't get used as a couch potato. Try removing all the TVs for a week, see how he copes, won't hurt you any either.
It's a tough one, as TV is such an easy way to keep kids occupied. I'd say try and get him interested in another activity, ideally a sporting one to keep him active, but there are many other non-sporting ones too. Also, it pays to sit down and plan a TV schedule for the week - so that he's only watching the programmes that he really wants to watch, rather than using the TV as 'wallpaper'.
If there is nothing else to do except watching TV,of course he will,what do you expect?If he does his homework and then he still has 6-7 hours for watching TV,you may suggest him taking up some sport,helping you in the kitchen(but don't MAKE him do it,just suggest).You may also spend time with him becoming friends and play cards or some other games for adults.You may also talk to him about more going out with friends(I'm sure he has friends to go out with).Let him go out when he wants(you should usually let him,but I don't know if you are like these parents who don't let their children do normal things).You may also give him more pocket money to spend(that will make him go out) and you may buy him a favourite book he wants.There are so many things to do,you just have to let him.
I'm sorry to be brudally blunt, but he's your son, your responsibility, it's your job to be the parent and tell him when he can and can not watch TV. You need to tell him when his time is up. Tell him to go outside and ride his bike, go play basketball, go hang out with some friends, of if hes not interested in any of those things, maybe get him in an activity or somthing.
Being 12, chances are he wants to do nothing but lay around watching TV, eat, go online etc. But you need to be the parent with this one.
It's your job as a parent to STOP this. Unplug the darned thing, already!
My son is 13 and also watches a lot of TV. If you are really concerned ask if he wants to join the after school program. Usually these programs have academic assistance from 3 to 4. They give them a snack, do homework, have and activity, and send them home. My son is required to stay for academic support. He has my permission to come home anytime after that. He takes the trash out weekly. He is responsible for the cat litter box. He is supposed to maintain his room.
Boys aren't naturally social like girls. You may want to enroll him in 4-H, Boy Scouts, Karate, Soccer, Baseball, the YMCA, whatever his interests are, where he can interact with his peers.
I do ask my son not to watch cartoons. (I am so over cartoons.) He watches sports, discovery channel, history channel.
You are blessed that your child wants to be home at this age. A lot of kids are wandering the streets getting into trouble. He obviously has a secure home and I commend you for providing this.
Talk with him and ask if he wants to join something. The TV watching is normal, it is how they learn.
To be honest with you I think wismom had the right answer
Well what I do with my daughter first is get homework and chores done, then she has to excersise for about 30 min a day. Then after that is done it's about evening time and I allow her to watch tv or get on her comptuer for a few hours before bed. Make sure things are done before they get on the computer or tv. If those things aren't done then no tv or computer. It goes like this on the weekends with her too. Also if the grades aren't good, no tv and no computer those things have to be earned. My daughter is making good grades and doing everything I ask, so she gets more time on those two things. Also look for hobbies, books to read as other things to do before tv. Good Luck
Kick your TV to the trash!!
You can't stop any twelve year old from watching TV.
So, eh, good luck.
In fact, you can't get us to do much of anything.
Sad but true.
Your the parent! Only allow a few hour a day, make him/her get involved into sports or get them into a Hobby like reading or building model cars/airplanes.
wow, that is way too much tv. i'd get rid of the tv!
Try to divert his mind by playing with him, and talk with him, do fun with him rather than telling him for study. if you will do this for a week his mind changed and he will take interest on you.
what ever happend to something called school>homework>friends?!
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