Parenting Problem - Help Needed!

[barba]

Do you have any idea how to make my young daughter not watching TV so long time? I know, what will be your answers - find her other activities. I already tried almost everything!!! She is like addicted to TV. Please, I need some help, ideas, advises!!!

[rockyracoon]

Seriously, just switch it off, you're the parent.

[UKSWF]

How old is your Daughter?

[woofgang]

Do you let her drive your car too?

[ummmm]

Take her out.

[AliceTickband]

you are the parent and she is the child. You are not there to win a popularity contest, you are there to ensure that she can eventually face the world without you.

Children need boundaries and respond well when they know what the rules are. You need to make her see that there are other things in life besides TV, although TV can be used to inspire other activities. If the TV is not on then she will be able to use her own imagination to fill her day.

Encourage her to do other things by joining in with her. If she cannot knit teach her, if she cannot sew teach her, if she has trouble reading read with her. And if you cannot knit or sew, learn together.

There are plenty of other activities she can engage with, both sedentary and active, and not to forget socialising with people around her own age, which, of course, I do not know.

But never forget.....you are the parent!

[whiskeryron]

barba, you must tell what is called a little white lie, switch off TV & tell daughter it is broken.

[dmbhunt]

You are the parent not her friend. Do things together go for a walk, go to a local park, things that cost little or nothing. Depending on her age set her a weekly limit, let her earn a small amount if extra time by doing chores/behaving, have a chart in the kitchen so she can see her progress, that way she can have some impact. Go to the library get books out. If she is older she needs a job, to do voluntary work. Set boundaries that are reasonable and be consistent.

[whirlyhurly]

Just get rid of the TV and enjoy doing other activities with your daughter,please do not use the "telly" as a substitute babsitter.

[netibiza]

put the tv on a timer switch and don't tell her, just say it's gone off.

[Daffy6543]

Turn the TV off or remove it completely.

[Ric.ror]

Tell her every time she watches a programme she needs to write a critic about it
That should stop her - then buy her a trampoline