Saturday, August 18, 2012

Family Fun Time

Trying to limit screen time at your house?  Does Peter McCarty have a heroine for you!

Chloe, (the love interest from  Henry in Love), is an exceptional young rabbit who lives for family fun time. Being a rabbit, Chloe naturally comes from a really large family.  She has "ten older brothers and sisters, and ten younger brothers and sisters,"  which places her exactly in the middle.  McCarty's illustrations of Chloe's family are charming, and you and your child can have fun picking out the subtle differences that make each member of this family unique.   

One day Dad brings home a brand new television for the family to watch after dinner. Chloe is less than enthused. Watching TV doesn't feel like family time to Chloe, so with the help of her littlest sister she entices her other siblings to play with the cardboard box and pop the bubble wrap that the television came in.  Eventually, they make their own "television show" by climbing into the cardboard TV.  Thanks to Chloe, family fun time rules the day.

She may not know it, but Chloe is right in step with  The American Academy of Pediatrics  which recommends no television viewing for children under two, and no more than 2 hours of TV per day for older children.  So, when it's time to turn off the television, try reading a book, playing a simple board game or even putting on your own show like Chloe and her family did.  In order to promote your child's development of early literacy skills, just remember to read, sing, talk, write and play with your child every day!

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