Boys featured in the local papers

Thytus and Nixon, together with their taatha, were featured in the Star last week. It was a write-up on the Turn Off the TV Week campaign at their kindergarten organized by the Federation of Malaysian Consumers Associations .

A capture of the article from the Star dated May 7, 2010...

Kindy’s no TV week campaign brings positive results

RETIREE Vincent Anthony found it increasingly difficult to lessen the frequency of his grandchildren watching television until their kindergarten embarked on a “no-television week” campaign.

The 62-year-old said his grandchildren Thytus Benjamin, six, and Nixon, five, who lived with him during the week, watched about four hours of television a day.

“After the Turn Off the TV Week campaign from April 21 to 27, I managed to cut the time by an hour. They took it as the rule of law and tried to follow it except for their favourite shows,” he said.

Play more: Retiree Vincent Anthony and his grandsons Thytus Benjamin, 6, and Nixon, 5.

Thytus said he went to the playground a lot and read story books while his brother Nixon added that he did a lot of drawing, colouring and practised playing guitar with his brother.

“I missed watching TV but I enjoyed playing the guitar,” Nixon said.

Read the whole article at The Star : Kindy’s no TV week campaign brings positive results.

Read another article on the campaign in the Malay Mail : FOMCA's 'No TV Week' Campaign gets positive results.