Few other avenues of communication have the influence on children as the media. We cannot continue to turn a blind eye to the lyrics and images that are portrayed to us by media. Our goal is to help mobilize Arizona citizens to advocate for responsible images in media and entertainment.

Help us advocate! Express your concerns about offensive images and lyrics in music directly to the following networks:

MTV's 24-hr Viewer Services Hotline, mtvfeedback@btvn.com or call (212) 258-8700.

FUSE Network at fuseinfo@fuse.tv. Or call (212) 324-3400.

BET Viewer's Comment Line at tvviewerscomments@bet.com or call (800) 711-1630.

Also, voice your concerns directly to Arizona's congressional delegation:

Rep. Rick Renzi, R-1 rick.renzi@mail.house.gov

Rep. Trent Franks, R-2 trent.franks@mail.house.gov

Rep. John Shadegg, R-3 john.shadegg@mail.house.gov

Rep. Ed Pastor, D-4 ed.pastor@mail.house.gov

Rep. J.D. Hayworth, R-5 jd.hayworth@mail.house.gov

Rep. Jeff Flake, R-6 jeff.flake@mail.house.gov

Rep. Raul Grijalva, D-7 raul.grijalva@mail.house.gov

Rep. Jim Kolbe, R-8 jim.kolbe@mail.house.gov

Don't Let Your Family Go Down the Tube: Use Television Wisely

(Thanks to the Child Crisis Center - East Valley Resource Center for this information)

Set limits on what children can watch. Homework and a meal with the family take priority.

Watch TV with your children and talk about what each of you liked and didn't like.

Set an example. Carefully choose your own programs and the amount of time you watch television.

Make one room a TV-Free Zone - a comfortable place to read, talk and listen, with no television set.

Don't use TV as a babysitter.

Encourage your children to spend their free time in activities such as sports, hobbies, playing with friends, or reading rather than sitting in front of the tube.

Limit video games to a half-hour a day. Use a kitchen timer.

Look for TV programs that encourage kids to do something - build a tree house, start a hobby, help out at home, volunteer to help someone. Look for TV programs that relate to a book, something your child is studying, an experience from your own childhood or that of a relative.

Don't use TV as a reward or punishment.

If you find a TV ad offensive, write or call the advertiser and the station.