RE: New friends
BY: Eileen O'Croinan to Alinda Harrison on Mon May 20 1996 23:50:16
 >  AH> Perhaps, it's because the
 >  AH> TV is geared toward people with 20 second attention spans.
 > 
 > Standard sitcoms...  Try for an hour, with Star Trek: Next Generation 
reruns
 > or the rest of the Star Trek genre.  At least those have interpersonal and
 > professional skills readily displayed, and they touch on a lot of the 
issues
 > available in the press...
Ah, yes, Star Trek, Dr. Who, PBS programming...shows that actually make you
think! That's what most of the tv watched in our house is comprised of. One
show that keeps the attention of my ADHD 7 year old is, believe it or not,
The Joy of Painting with Bob Ross. She wants to be an artist, like he was,
when she grows up. I'm trying to channel that into actual marketable
skills...so she can also eat when she grows up ;)
Another thing that keeps their attention is anime, that is Japanese
animation. Much of what we have is actually in Japanese with subtitles. It's
good reading practice for them...they must learn to read it faster, before
the next line takes its place on the screen...yes, they actually enjoy
watching the shows that way :)
                                  ...peace...
                                  Alinda Sue...
--- Skyhawk's Nightmare
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