Monday, March 28, 2011

Quiet Time

So, we have been working on phasing out TV... One day I realized how much TV I was letting them watch. 1-2 hours of cartoons in the morning, plus a movie after lunch, another hour and a half. That's up to 3 1/2 hours a day, sometimes more, times 7 days a week! That's almost 25 hours of TV a week! What a waste of time! So over the last few months we have been really cutting out a ton of TV. At first we were having major TV withdrawals... but after a couple of weeks, the TV has really been forgotten! It's been awesome. So, now watching TV is a real treat... and a reward instead of a daily occurrence.


Anyways, to the point of this post... since watching TV and movies has become such a treat, here is a picture of the kids watching a movie at Grandma and Grandpa's house. Not only did they get to watch a movie, but they got to watch a movie all cozied up in bed!

2 comments:

Maria Olsen said...

That was why we instituted no TV Tuesday & Sunday. We go all day on those days without any TV. Way to go!

Judy Anne said...

You are a marvelous mom. Thanks for your great example.