Parent-to-Parent

New School Year+New Television Season=NEW RULES
Across the country, families have been settling into a new school year, adjusting to new schedules, new classes and new daylight hours.  As the school year also corresponds with a new television season, TV Watch has launched this “Parent-To-Parent” section to provide resources and tools to help parents ensure children are viewing television programs consistent with their age, and their family’s taste and values. 

What can you, as a parent, do?

First, join us in spreading the word to about the importance of this issue and these available resources.  Second, challenge your neighbors and friends to take the following steps:
  • Set the parental controls on the televisions in children’s rooms.  There are an average of three TV sets per household (Nielsen) with 52 percent of those TV's in kids' rooms (Kaiser Foundation).  Setting the parental controls on those TV’s is an easy way to maintain control.
  • When your child is going to a friend’s house, inform the other parents about your rating standard.  According to a TV Watch survey, 73 percent of parents monitor what their children watch on TV.  While many parents are comfortable monitoring what their children watch in their own home, they might have concerns when it comes time for an afternoon or overnight visit at a friend’s house.  A simple phone call, email or note is a great way to make sure values are protected outside your home. Parents can also fill out TV Watch’s free Parent-To-Parent Information card that allows them to easily pass along this information.
  • Recommend “Television Tools for Parents 101” to other parents so they understand the ratings and - if they choose - how to set their parental controls.  “Television Tools for Parents 101” explains the content ratings, parental controls and gives tips that empower parents to take control of the programming their families watch.  The tutorial can also be downloaded, emailed and printed so that parents can easily share it with other parents. 
TV Watch provides a number of resources for use by local parents groups, scout meetings and community events and more:
"Television Tools for Parents 101"

Parent-to-Parent Information Card

  "Easy As Toast" Tutorial

  1-2-3 Safe TV Downloadable Guide

  TV Ratings & Free Remote Sticker

  TV Control (Spanish Resources)

 

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