In case you haven’t picked this up, I’m black. I’m a married black woman raising a 3 year old and on occasions a 9 year old girl. Television has taken over family time, play time, learning time and quality time. Studies try to glorify the fact that African Americans watch more television than other races but in my opinion it shows what we aren’t doing. To say grades are low in our communities but spending on materialistic things is high is a testament that we’re spending too much damn time doing the wrong things.
None of us are perfect but saying we aren’t succeeding because of the government is a lame excuse for why your child can’t read. It’s not up to the government or teachers to teach our kids respect, morals, values and instill goals. Come on!!! Everything isn’t the fault of someone else.
“African-Americans have the highest rate of total TV usage, according to a 2011 Nielsen report — translating to an average of seven hours, 12 minutes each day, two hours above the U.S. average. And black spending power is estimated to reach $1.1 trillion, according to the State of the African-American Consumer Report. While BET, also owned by Viacom, is still dominant among black viewers, that network abandoned celebrity-focused reality programming after it proved polarizing, instead pursuing scripted series.”
None of us are perfect but saying we aren’t succeeding because of the government is a lame excuse for why your child can’t read. It’s not up to the government or teachers to teach our kids respect, morals, values and instill goals. Come on!!! Everything isn’t the fault of someone else.
“African-Americans have the highest rate of total TV usage, according to a 2011 Nielsen report — translating to an average of seven hours, 12 minutes each day, two hours above the U.S. average. And black spending power is estimated to reach $1.1 trillion, according to the State of the African-American Consumer Report. While BET, also owned by Viacom, is still dominant among black viewers, that network abandoned celebrity-focused reality programming after it proved polarizing, instead pursuing scripted series.”
5 Things to do Besides Watch TV
- Read a book or Catch up on current events: You can read an appropriate book out loud to your child.
- Play a board game: Play the matching game with your toddler
- Go Outside: Splash pads and water parks are popping up everywhere.
- Just let your child play with the tv off. The Tv doesn’t make good company anyway
- Arts and Crafts: Kids love glue, glitter and scissors.
Hope this helps you a bit. The TV gives me a headache so I have a natural dislike for glaring flat screens.
Mommy Making Moves by LaChanel Hemphill 