I’m constantly nagging my daughter to turn-off the TV, and I’m now considering taking drastic action. The Campaign For A Commercial-Free Childhood, a week for children and families to turn off their TVs, video games and computers, begins April 18-24. I may just make my family sign up.

Honestly, a screen-free week would require a big sacrifice on my part, too. I make breakfast and pack lunches while watching the local news on NBC, followed by The Today Show. I check Facebook several times a day and have been enjoying the new season of American Idol Wednesday and Thursday nights.

On the other hand, the prospect of an entire week without hearing or seeing Nickelodeon and Disney sitcoms such as iCarly, The Suite Life of Zack and Cody or Shake it Up, is beyond appealing.

If you haven’t been subjected to the deafeningly loud and annoyingly snarky world of tween TV, consider yourself lucky. If you have a daughter approaching the age of eight, consider yourself warned.

Shows aimed at the tween market, generally defined as ages eight to eleven, feature kids who are at least four years older, act like their hyped on Red Bull and quip sarcastic one-liners at their parents. Add in the non-stop laugh track, inane plot lines and, well, you get the picture.

I’m all for vegging out in front of the TV and certainly have no delusion that kids’ TV is going to be educational, or even high quality. I grew up watching The Brady Bunch and The Partridge Family, after all. And in fairness, a couple of the current shows such as Disney’s Wizards of Waverly Place and Good Luck Charlie are pretty cute. That may be because those are about the only shows in which the main character isn’t desperate to be in show business.

On Nickelodeon, Big Time Rush follows the idiotic adventures of a wannabe boy band, while Victorious centers on students at a performing arts high school in L.A. Meanwhile, Disney Channel offerings include the over-the-top Shake it Up, about two Chicago girls who score a gig as dancers on a local TV show; Jonas L.A., which is also about a boy band and of course Hannah Montana still plays in reruns.

The biggest part of the problem with today’s tween TV is that it’s available practically 24/7 and pervades all arenas of pop culture. The same stars on Nickelodeon and Disney Channel, sell CDs, go on concert tours, and star in TV movies that are hyped by the cable networks with relentless promotion.

I know it’s my job to set viewing limits and enforce them. But let me tell you, it’s a challenge. The tween TV machine is a formidable opponent. And frankly, while I don’t want to go sans screens for an entire day, let alone week, it may be my only shot at winning this battle.