Positive Parenting, June 10, 2007: How a TV-addicted mom raised a TV-free kid + Using movies to start meaningful conversations
Guest 1: Ellen Currey-Wilson, author of The Big Turnoff. /span>
Topic: Confessions of a TV-addicted mom trying to raise a TV-free kid.
Issues: Good reasons to try to get TV viewing under control; the effect of banning TV on relationships with family and friends; keeping up with popular culture without TV; the differences between TV and watching movies or playing video games; national TV-Turnoff Week
Guest 2: Margart Pevec, co-author of What Kids Really Want to Ask.
Topic: Using movies to start meaningful conversations.
Issues: Middle schoolers were asked this question: “If you cold ask your mom or dad one question and know you would get an honest answer, what question would you ask?” This book presents those questions and presents a unique way parents can answer them and keep those lines of communication open.
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