My son addicted to watch TV, to get rid off from that what I have to do.

I guess I don't understand how a 5 year old can have that much control in the first place. There are alot of other things a 5 year old could be doing, playing outside, playing with toys, playing games with parents and so on. I would just say no, what's he going to do, he's 5. The worst thing he's got to give is a temper tantrum, those go away if they are ignored and not given in to. Tell him to pick one or two of his favorite shows that you approve of and let him watch those and those alone, contingent on him doing other things as well.

You are in charge in your house, not your 5 year old. Take the television away . You can either put it where he cannot watch it (in your own room perhaps) or get rid of it. You can always cut the plug off or have a longer electrical lead so that it is not switched on at the mains unless you go and do it yourself if you dont want to take it away completely. We didn't have television for a long time because I didn't want my kids to rely on it. When my son was 6 we bought a set . Neither of my kids are very interested in TV, my husband is the addict. His childhood house had the TV set on all day long even if no one was watching it. You wouldn't let him have a person in to play if you didn't like the influences so you should not allow him access to influences you don't approve of even from TV.

you better find something interesting about, for your child than watching TV. maybe you could ask him to play with her toys, take a walk in the orchard, or reading stories. you should do so gradually, so that your child is not upset. Give your child time to watch TV, you give a time limit, which becomes increasingly reduced. I feel this way will be more effective than direct you forbid your children to watch TV.

Unplug the TV and tell him it's broken! Hee hee. Seriously! And give him other things to focus on - like outdoor activities or crafts, or something else to his liking. I remember a childrens book about a mom who told her tv addict child that the tv was being repaired and it wouldn't be fixed until next Wednesday (or something like that). The kid asked him mom he couldn't live without the tv, but his mom gave him suggestions on what he could do instead (because, there was no option to watch tv). By the time the tv was fixed, the boy found that there were other things he could do that were much more fun than watching tv. Ok, maybe the solution in the book was just too easy. Maybe you can get him coloring books (or books) on his favorite characters. Maybe you can do activities that these characters experience, so your child can experience them for himself (unless he is watching those violent cartoons - eek - I see how the boys play and talk when they are into these violent ones!). Perhaps you can watch something else that you or another sibling pick - and watch together . . . that way he learns he has to share the tv time - and if he doesn't like it he can go find something else to do. My daughter is also 5 . . . sure, she enjoys tv and has her share of favorites. But we do different things throughout the day . . . we're either out going to classes or different places, having playdates, going to the library or zoo, or even shopping . . . and at home we make sure she has plenty to do. Her activities include drawing, painting, all sorts of arts and crafts, reading books, helping me to cook or bake, playing board games, and lots of pretend play by herself or with us. If anything, make sure you are interacting with your child A LOT. If you let him sit there watching TV by himself, of course he will get glued to the screen. Show him there are other things in this world to do and see other than watching tv!

You should assign chores to your baby and give rewards by watching t.v. In that way, it would be minimized and he would not be able to watch t.v all the time.

I had the same problem with my 10 year old but was able to stop it by getting him involved in outside activities. At first that didn't work but when I started doing these things with him everything changed. I also sat him down and established rules for television viewing, he had to have his homework done, and play outside for at least an hour and eat all of his dinner before the TV went on. One last thing, watch less television yourself helps remove the temptation. Hope this helps.

Don't let your son ruin his eyes like me! [Thought I probably inherited my eye problems from my father] He's young and has a lot of free time and you must distract him! Buy him a guitar,send him to karate, to dance lessons! A hobby can really help him a lot in the future..don't let him waste his childhood in front of the television set. It's not worth it.

I have also the same problem with my son,He is 6 years old, he seems to addicted in watching TV.My wife cannot control on this bad habit of my son. We try to convert his attention in his study but it does not work.can any one has an idea on how to solve this?