Comments on: We’re Going TV Free This Week

By: Babylune’s Friday Links

Babylune’s Friday Links — Fri, 29 Feb 2008 12:52:45 +0000

[...] Over at Weary Parent, Char has decided to have her family do a

By: New Reality Show Refueling the Mommy Wars?

New Reality Show Refueling the Mommy Wars? — Thu, 28 Feb 2008 15:48:13 +0000

[...] It ranks right up there with The Moment of Truth as far as I am concerned – horrible! No wonder going TV free has been so easy for us this week – we aren’t missing [...]

By: TV Free Week Status Report

TV Free Week Status Report — Wed, 27 Feb 2008 01:00:44 +0000

[...] family is going TV free this week and 48 hours into our exercise, I can honestly say, this is just too easy! Now it helps that the [...]

By: Kelly

Kelly — Tue, 26 Feb 2008 20:46:01 +0000

I commend you for it, but I could never do that. I’m afraid I’m a TV addict. Comes from being raised in a home where the TV was on every second that people were awake and home, and you had to wait until a commercial break to talk. I’m not as bad as my parents were, but I do really enjoy getting away from the demands of every day life and relaxing in front of the TV sometimes.

TV has actually given my daughter and I good fodder for conversation, so it’s not all bad. She’ll see something on a show that she doesn’t understand and it becomes a learning opportunity.

But yeah, I think it’s great that you guys are doing it, and I’m curious to see how it goes.

By: Some b5bloggers you ought to check out

Some b5bloggers you ought to check out — Mon, 25 Feb 2008 14:17:30 +0000

[...] starters, there’s Weary Parent. Char’s family is going TV free this week, and invited members of the Lifestyle Channel to join her. I’d love to… but we’re [...]

By: Karen @ A Healthy Balance

Karen @ A Healthy Balance — Sun, 24 Feb 2008 20:07:10 +0000

I think a lot of trash that comes out of kid’s mouths is fueled by tv. I am very selective about the shows my kids watch. This doesn’t mean that I’m sheltering them or that they’ll never watch Sponge Bob. I just don’t think the language on those shows is appropriate for a 2 and 4 year old. I get annoyed at some of the stuff they hear from other kids. My kids know that sassy attitudes and bad language are not ok, even if they hear them. No, this doesn’t mean that they’ll never use them. Ok, sorry for rambling. I guess what I’m trying to say is, I think going without tv for a week is a great idea. It will help your focus on other activities and come up solutions to their boredom.

By: char

char — Sun, 24 Feb 2008 19:14:15 +0000

Jennifer – I know they get a lot of it from school, too, however, when every other thought out of their mouths is a regurgitation of something I heard on TV, it is time to detox!

It should be an interesting experiment.

By: Jennifer

Jennifer — Sun, 24 Feb 2008 19:02:10 +0000

“The two of them were shaking their booties, taking verbal digs at each other, and spouting out semi-inappropriate sayings. The more I observed, the more I realized the source of their content – TV!!”

I don’t agree – kids get this stuff at school every single day; with or without TV. We’re an unschooling family – one without arbitrary rules so I’d never ban TV. Cedar likes TV. but he’d rather do other activities (unless he’s sick – then he does like to watch movies).

That said, I’m always interested in reading about family experiments so, I’ll be reading to see what happens.

By: No TV- Are You With Us?

No TV- Are You With Us? — Sun, 24 Feb 2008 17:07:28 +0000

[...] happens, I lose all sense of time… and I almost always feel terrible afterwards.Char over at Weary Parent, had a super idea to go tv free for an entire week, and will be making her family do the same. I [...]

By: Raising A Healthy Family » Time for a TV Free Week

Raising A Healthy Family » Time for a TV Free Week — Sun, 24 Feb 2008 15:01:56 +0000

[...] family and I going to go TV free this week! Care to join us? I think it is time for my kids to have a Disney Channel Detox and reconnect with [...]