So this is national turn the t.v. off week and we decided we would participate. We started yesterday after church. That was hard because Matt was HUNGRY, CRANKY, and NEEDY and all he really wanted was a "cartoon". The t.v. stayed off the entire day, even after we put him to bed. How about that!!
I was a little worried about this morning because our routine is Matt wakes up and he watches cartoons. I managed to hold him off until 8:30. I finally had to turn on Dragon Tales because I needed to take a shower. However, after DT we turned it off and he played.
As of right now, he has only watched 30 minutes the past 24 hours. I consider myself a t.v. conservative, but honestly, I did not realize how much he watched. Some mornings it might stay on for an hour or more with him watching and playing and then I wold turn it back on in the afternoon for another hour or so. Then we usually stare at it after he goes to bed before we fall asleep.
My goal tomorrow morning is none; we'll see...Let me know if your family is participating in this and how it is going. We can cheer each other on!!
2 comments:
We have been participating in "Turn off you T.V.'s" I forgot this afternoon while I was cooking dinner and I let Mariah and Timothy watch a Little Bear video. Oops. Anyway's I'm looking forward to see what fun things we come up with to do. For me the hardest times will be when I'm home throughout the day and I'm cleaning or cooking.
-nicole
What! No TV. Don't expect me to baby sit! That's how I keep him entertained. Well, I will just come up with something exciting. Like playing at Dairy Queen. Maybe letting him play with mommies computer. Actually I think it's great. Now if I could get Gruncle to turn the tv off.
grandma
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