1. Log the time you spend with television, video games, computer bulletin boards, magazines, newspapers, and radio. Is it time well-spent or just passing time?
   
2. Look for Christ in TV shows, movies, and song lyrics. Discuss which values are Christian and which aren't.
   
3. Call or write your station manager to applaud (or show your dissatisfaction with) TV programming.
4. Trade a TV show for a trip to the library once a week.
5. Use the news for a CURRENT EVENTS discussion in your home.
6. Expand your reading choices by subscribing to more than one newspaper or magazine, including your local Catholic paper.
7. Set guidelines for which movie and video RATINGS your family will allow before going to the theater or video store.
8. Consult your Catholic paper for more in-depth MOVIE REVIEWS by the U.S. Catholic Conference Office for Film and Broadcasting.
9. Choose a room at home for TV and video games, so other rooms are retreats for reading, music, and other activities.
10. Practice what you preach—if you limit your children's TV viewing, LIMIT YOUR OWN, too.

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