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How To Get The Best Out of TV
Before It Gets the Best of You

by Dale and Karen Mason


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Read these sample chapters and appendix:

  • Preface
  • Once Upon a Broken Promise (Part I)
  • How TV Affects Communication and Closeness (Part II)
  • Seven Shocking Reasons to Watch What Kids Watch! (chapter 5)
  • Using This Book for Group Study (Appendix B)



    Table of Contents



    Our Story
    Chapter 1: Once upon a Broken Promise


    Television's Impact on the Family
    2: How TV Affects Communication and Closeness
    3: How TV Affects Spiritual Reality
    4: How TV Affects Your Worldview
    5: How TV Affects Children


    The TV Habit Repair Kit
    6: Evaluating Programs
    7: Taking a Personal Viewing Inventory
    8: The Withdrawal-Symptoms "Survival Guide"
    9: Changing the VCR from Foe to Friend


    151 Fantistic TV Substitutes
    10: Creating New Habits Can Be Fun and Games!
    11: TV-Free Activities
    (Family Night, Going & Doing, Indoor Games, In the Kitchen, Reading & Writing, Listening & Learning, Things to Make, Outreach Activities, Forgotten Work Projects, Plan-Ahead Activities)


    202 Video Reviews You Can Trust
    12: Finding the Best Family-Friendly Videos

    Appendix A:

    Making Your Conviction Count
    <Appendix B: Using This Book for Group Study



  • 272 pages
    Softcover