We want to tell American parents that they and they alone have total power to control every hour of television programming that comes into their home.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Parents should have complete authority over television content in their homes.
- In plain terms
- Parents alone control what TV shows enter the household.
- What can you take from it?
- Parents hold full authority over household media content.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- Who decides what is appropriate?
- How should media be regulated at home?
Another view
External regulations may conflict with personal parental authority.
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