WATCH YOUR KIDS WHILE WATCHING TV Television becomes one of the most important devices which takes place

in almost houses. It can unite all members of the family as well as separate them. However, is it important to know what your kids are watching? The answer is, of course, absolutely Yes and that should be done by all parents. Television can e!pose things you have tried to protect the children from, especially violence, pornography, consumerism and so on. "ecently, a study demonstrated that spending too much time on watching T# during the day or at bedtime often cause bed$time disruption, stress, and short sleep duration. %nother research found that there is a significant relationshipbetween the amount of time spent for watching televisionduring adolescence and early adulthood, and the possibility of being aggressive. &eanwhile, many studies have identified a relationshipbetween kids who watch T# a lot and being inactive and overweight. 'onsidering some facts mentioning above, protect your children with the following tips(

)imit television viewing to one$two hours each day *o not allow your children to have a T# set in their own bedrooms "eview the rating of T# shows which your children watch +atch television with your children and discuss what is happening in the show

LETS MAKE CITY CLEAN AND FRESH

% clean and fresh city will surely make the inhabitants healthy. ,very morningespecially in dry season, all roads must be watered with clean water and swept by the workers of the regionalgovernment under the &a-or.s instruction. To keep the people from heavy pollution caused by cars, trucks andmotorcycles, enough trees must be planted along all roads. ,very building or house in the city must be surrounded short and small trees which bear colorful flower. /ad and improper habits which cause disadvantages, bad smell and dangerous diseases to people such as smoking and throwing rubbish anywhere should be stopped at once. The ma-or of each city will have to think over the way how to educate people, so that they reali0e on how important cleanliness and health are for their own sake. /uilding more public lavatories at every busy place is very badly needed. It will be wise if the &a-or decides a certain amount of fine to be paid by those who disobey the government regulation on cleanliness matter. % man who urinate not at lavatory, smoke not at smoking room or throw rubbish at the roads should be fined for instance. /esides dirtying the environment with cigarettes. butts, smoking will also cause pollution and lungs disease to other people. 1o bad habits and impolite attitude should be immediately stopped, otherwise the city will be dirty, unhealthy badly polluted and will never attract foreign or domestic tourist.

WHY SHOULD WEARING A HELMET WHEN MOTORCYCLING

+e often hear lots of stories from road regarding people taking spill on motorcycle when they are riding without usinghelmet. &ostly the riders badly end up in mess. +earing a fitted protective helmet offers many benefits which reduces the negative aspects of riding. 2irst and the most important is that wearing the correct helmet can save a rider.s life, physical ability, family pain, and money. The recommended designs of motorcycle helmets can providetotal protection. They not only protect riders from getting a worse road in-ured accident but also from flying bugs, such as rain, sleet, mud and other potential pro-ectiles. 1econd, wearing a helmet can gives the raiders a matter of style. Helmets give the opportunity for rider to e!press the image they may want to pro-ect when riding on they way. This benefit may not be important to some people, but to others, it means a lot and important. /y choosing the most appropriatehelmet from all of the various styles, such as beanie, shorty, 3erman, and many others, wearing a helmet which can pro-ecting an image is an inherent crucial part of motorcycling and help riders feel more confident when riding on the road. However, what most important is wearing helmet when riding is a matter of using it properly. /ikers should use the helmets which are fi!ed to their head. It is really not good if they places simply the helmets on the head without settling them properly. The bikers should fasten the helmet correctly to their head in order to get safe and comfort.

LETS MAKE CAMPAIGN OF READING

"eading habit is poor among Indonesians because most people haven.t reali0ed the importance of reading "eading is important to transform knowledge and technology. /y reading, one knows the world. He or she will understand what he doesn.t see by himself or herself. The lines of the paragraphs in an article contain pieces of knowledge. The knowledge is needed to improve the 4uality of human.s life. Technology transformation from other country can only be done by reading a lot various sources of literature. #aluable books in libraries and bookstores mean nothing if they are not read. "eali0ing the importance of reading will make someone motivated to read. +hen we know that something is very important because it can give us valuable information, we will try to get or do the thing. 2or e!ample, a businessman who always follows latest information or news, will know what to do in his5 her business. He will make a good decision to make a transaction. &ost people in all developed countries have reali0ed the importance or reading andthey have good reading habits. In bus and train stations, vehicles, waiting rooms, parks, people like reading. They en-oy reading which gives them valuable knowledge and inspiration. % good understanding toward the importance of reading can be achieved by well organi0ed and effective campaign. To plant an understanding in a generation.s minds is not an easy -ob. It needs a hard work from all components of the nation, especially the government. % serious campaign which is organi0ed by the central and local government can help common people wake up and stand to face the real competition. The campaign can be done through various kinds of mass media such as T#, radio, booklets, bulletins, newspapers, maga0ines. It can also be conducted by teachers, parents and all people who care. Therefore, a nation$wide effective campaign of the importance of reading by all components of the nation should be done, facilitated by the government, to face the tighter competition. The world has forced globali0ation. Those people with little knowledge will be left behind. To speed up the better change in this country, a good reading habit is really important.