There are plenty of ways to reduce amount of TV your kids watch. There are also lots of things to do instead of being a couch potato.

One reason your child might be watching more TV is because they like music. Instead of turning on TV for them, put on a CD.

Don't eat in front of TV. Make mealtime a time for family to sit together and talk.

Try offering rewards to your toddler for not watching TV.

Distract your toddler with other things, like toys or puzzles. Don't leave TV running in background.

Go outside and let your child explore. Going for walks will introduce your toddler to new things, but letting them walk instead of staying in stroller will also help increase their physical activity.

Reading books is a very important part of your toddler's life. It encourages and enhances their imagination. It's also fundamental for their language development.

Make sure you discuss your "TV rules" with family members and any other caregivers.

Here's another reason to turn off TV. Not only will you have a more active toddler, you might improve your own relationship with your partner by interacting and communicating more. This is beneficial for both you and kids by showing a good example.

You don't have to take your kid back to stone ages, but keeping their day filled with a variety of activities is important for their growth and development. They will thank you when they're older.

* And how long will you be able to drive in order to take care of your personal needs and enjoy company of others?

* Can you plan for alternatives to personal driving?

* Are their resources available to provide assistance with daily living when you are at point of needing help?

If you are willing to consider these contingencies and plan for aid in future, will your budget accommodate those changes to your lifestyle?

As you seek answers to these difficult questions in order to make a long-term housing decision, keep in mind that we rarely make such decisions on basis of hard financial facts and physical realities.

You have a housing history which includes values, wants and needs associated with every place you've ever called “home.” It is possible that you are unwittingly clinging to psychological needs and wants from your childhood, perhaps related to early housing dreams unfulfilled.

Your housing decisions are about everything in your life, present and past. The more you can learn about your personal housing psychology, that place where human interaction - role of “place” in our lives - and finance all come together, more likely you are to make right decision about remaining in your home through your final years.