How can I help my child to spend leisure time away from the television?

It is normal for children who prefer watching television than leisure time. It is best if you could give him time for television and give him time for leisures. In other words you need to balance it. As a parent it is your obligation to handle things like this. Always try to have happy bonding with your child at the same time having your leisure Also it is best if you will unplug the television because it is for your own child sake :)

I have a children's book case which I can put up to 85 books on. At the front all the books face the child so he or she can easily choose a book. The title and the pictures on the front cover are visible for the child. I have a few comfortable cushions so my young kids can sit and look at picture books. I have got a children's table with two little chairs. My little kids do art activities here. I recommend picture cards if your child is young or scrabble if your child is old enough to know lots of spellings. If your child is keen on jigsaws these are a superb activity. On the back of the pieces it is sensible to label numbers in a particular color pen. My son is three years old and he is disabled. He has a two boxes: duck and cat. There are cards with food items on. I ask if he can put bread in cat's box and put cake in duck's box for example. Writing stories or building words can be enjoyable depending on your child's age. I suggest a white board and pens plus some lined paper are useful to get. Playing musical instruments is enjoyable.

Buy your child some coloring books and crayons, set at the table and color with her. Find out what kind of crafts she may like if she is old enough for that. Take her to the zoo, the park, the beach, if you have time.

Hi signup! I don't think there's something wrong with watching television for as long as you give your baby a limitation on how many hours he/she should watch in a day. My baby who's turning 3yrs old next month is always watching playhousedisney and baby tv,she's learning many things from it like counting,singing and some educational stuffs so I do let her watch tv because it's educational. But we still play,she likes running very much so we always run everyday,lol! At night before we sleep,we still play. I guess you just have to make hours for a particular activities of your baby. Make time for playing and time for watching tv in a day. Hope this could somewhat help you. See you around!

i think the best things to do with that is if you spend your time with them and take them to zoo or any other places like museum or may be any other outing to any park........

You can set up a time for your baby for watching TV and a timeline for other activities. For ex: reading books, relax with babies' toys, taking them out for a walk or playing with other children. You can let them observe you during you are doing housework... Many things to do without TV I think. :)

You can talk to her while you do house chores. You don't have to leave her in front of the television set when you are doing chores around the house. If you are cooking, for example, you can put her in a high chair near you so that she can look at what you are doing at the moment. Preparing food can be an exciting activity for a two year old baby to look at. You can show her a piece of carrot and tell her what it is, things like that.

Help them to develop hobbies that do not include watching the television. My daughter enjoys doing crafts with me and my son loves to read, lol...he can read a good chapter book in a day! And then, there is always family fun night where you play a board game...or you try desperately to teach them 500 rummy! lol...and of course, get them outside, take them to the beach, to the park or on a picnic!

One of the most important things that you as a parent can do to help your child develop interests that will engage them during their downtime away from the computer is to spend time with them. Take them outside to play. If the weather is nasty outside then play a game in the house with them. Make sure that you have plenty of craft supplies for your child to use. As long as you are willing to spend time with your child, it isn't that difficult to help them develop interests that are away from the computer.