Quick Strategy--
Sometimes sitting together sharing a tv show is the closest to pleasant together time with an adolescent. But getting your adolescent or teen to do more than just sit with you can often be a challenge. This is one idea for making the television time more interactive. First think of something they want [like a specific privilege] or something they don't want [like a regular chore of theirs]. Then turn the next mystery show you watch with your teens into a game. Make it a challenge ...Who can guess the ending first and right? Each viewer writes down their guess [and the time] as soon as they think they know the answer. As the show progresses they can change the answer as more info is given, but they must change the time too. Make it fun with a silly or fun prize for the winner. [Ex: getting to sleep in the next Saturday morning, the loser makes the winner's bed for a week, the winner gets to skip a regular chore that week, gets to stay up an extra hour one night, etc.]
Benefits:
1-Turns sedentary tv into an interactive family activity.
2-Teaches observation, listening, and attention to detail.
3- Gives the kids a chance to beat the parents [they love that!].
4- Builds deductive reasoning skills.
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