You probably didn’t know that April 30th to May 6 is National TV-Turnoff Week. I’m serious…really!
I don’t subscribe to cable TV or miss it the least bit. We get DVDs and Blu-Ray Discs at the library FOR FREE and we watch them happily together. Sometimes I rent a romantic comedy and treat myself after putting the girls to bed for the night.
I don’t know who came up with the TV-Turnoff Week idea, but that person is genius!
DID YOU KNOW THAT…
Statistics show that kids in the U.S.A. will most likely spend more time in front of the TV than in school this year. YIKES!
Here are 5 reasons I think TV is pretty much useless:
- CNN = Constant Negative News
- Kids who don’t watch TV usually get straight A’s
- A lot of TV time = Obesity
- You can burn more calories staring at a wall than watching TV
- You could be spending quality time and finding teachable moments (building a family legacy)
There are so many cool things we can do instead of watching TV (like hugging!). The girls and I love the outdoors. They’re usually discovering an awesome plant or bug while breathing the fresh air and listening to the chirping birds. There are too many options to list and you must choose what you love anyways.
The bottom line is: spend time together doing something fun, interactive, that requires logic and/or creativity.
Unplug the TV and connect to LIFE… you’ll be saving energy, too. 🙂
UPDATE: I just found this today and it was so mind-blowing I had to add this stat: “Number of minutes per week that the average child watches television: 1,680” WHOA… really!
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