Getting started with tvtime is quite simple. Determine the maximum viewing time you want to allot your child. The tickets provided are in 15-minute intervals as most pre-school television programs contain two 15-minute episodes.

Place tickets and timer back in the box and make tvtime a gift to your child. Wrap it and present it as something truly special that is not a toy but something to be valued. Ways to use tvtime are numerous and depend on what works for your family. In mine, we have programmed our remote control for specific pre-approved channels.

Our 3 year old daughter can surf through these and make her selection. Then she puts a ticket in the box and turns the timer over. When the timer runs out, if she wants to continue watching, she can put in another ticket in and turn the timer over again.

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