Locate and explore alternatives to media that solve conflicts with violence. Look for TV shows videos, and books that provide positive role models to counteract the actions and attitudes of today's violent super heroes. Scan Better Viewings program listings, ask your local librarian, or see if your child s teachers or day-care providers know of appropriate books and videos. But don't limit your efforts to finding media that show good role models. Talk with your children about different ways to solve problems. Ask them to create non-violent endings to media scenes that com-monly show escalating violence. Discuss what makes a "true" hero. Encourage them to hold media heroes up to their own stan-dards of real heroism