TV-free Fridays. Consider making TV off-limits on certain days of the week. Be sure to warn your kids in advance. Husking says TV is off limits for her family during the daytime in the summer. "We had a conversation with the kids and said it will be off during the day," she says. "Fortunately, I was home most of the time so it could be monitored." Read to them instead. Be willing to read to your kids if you're trying to reduce their TV time. Or play Scrabble or another favorite game.