Kids Just Can't Turn Off The TV

KIDS JUST CAN'T TURN OFF THE TY NATIONAL TV TURNOFF WEEK COMES TO AN END TODAY MARKS THE END OF NATIONAL TV TURNOFF WEEK (16-22 SEPT) IN THE US. LET'S SEE WHY THIS DAY HAS RISEN TO PROMINENCE IN RECENT YEARS. 66% 50% PERCENT OF AMERICANS REGULARLY WATCH TELEVISION WHILE 70% PERCENT OF EATING DINNER. CHILDREN AGED 6-17 HAVE TV'S IN PERCENT OF DAY THEIR BEDROOMS. CARE CENTERS USE TV DURING A TYPICAL DAY. 20,000 30-SECOND COMMERCIALS SEEN IN A YEAR BY AN AVERAGE CHILD NUMBER OF MINUTES PER WEEK THAT PARENTS SPEND IN MEANINGFUL CONVERSATION WITH THEIR CHILDREN 38.5 MINS MON TUE HOURS PER YEAR THE AVERAGE AMERICAN YOUTH WATCHES TELEVISION WED THU FRI SAT SUN 1,680 MINS TUE WED FRI HOURS PER YEAR THE AVERAGE AMERICAN YOUTH SPENDS IN SCHOOL THU SAT SUN 900 HOURS FEB APR MAY JUN NUMBER OF MINUTES PER WEEK THAT THE AVERAGE CHILD WATCHES TELEVISION JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC 1,500 HOURS SOME ALTERNATIVE ACTIVITIES FOR CHILDREN AND FAMILIES FEB SEP OCT NOV VOLUNTEER IN A SCHOOL TO TEACH READING, MATH, COMPUTER SKILLS. LEARN TO PLAY THE GUITAR OR OTHER VISIT THE LIBRARY. BORROW A BOOK. MUSICAL INSTRUMENT. ATTEND LIBRARY ACTIVTIES. jii ATTEND COMMUNITY CONCERTS. 3 60 ICE SKATING OR ROLLER SKATING. ORGANIZE A COMMUNITY CLEAN-UP. LISTEN TO THE RADIO. PUT TOGETHER A PUZZLE. VISIT THE Z0. WWW.TURNOFFYOURTV.COM/TURNOFFWEEK/TV.TURNOFF.WEEK.HTML PAINT A PICTURE, A MURAL OR A ROOM. () MON JAN MAR JAN MAR DEC