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By: Lau

Lau — Tue, 03 Jun 2008 06:12:40 +0000

Hi,
I loved this article so I translated it into Spanish to post it in my blog; hope you don’t mind. Obviously, I included a link to the original.
You can read it here:
http://tarkuskids.blogspot.com/2008/06/desafo-anual-una-semana-sin-tele-ni.html

Laus last blog post..Desafío Anual: una Semana sin Tele (ni ordenador)

By: Jessica

Jessica — Thu, 29 May 2008 22:32:03 +0000

Thanks for this post. I came too late to join the Challenge, but it’s a great challenge. I am thinking about getting rid of our TV. We only watch it occasionally, but I’d rather not even have it as an option.

I included a link to this post in my blog. http://www.practicalnourishment.com/index.php?id=4259534801646906110

By: Kayris

Kayris — Thu, 29 May 2008 18:05:01 +0000

I’m the one who said that I would turn the computer on with the intention of looking up a phone number or a recipe and then get sucked into my email or my reader. Before I knew it, 15 minutes had passed!

I’ve found it helpful to “save up” all the things I need to do online, preferably at night when the kids are in bed. This means I have to plan ahead a little and look at my recipe the night before, or google directions the night before, but it has really worked for me.

Also, on an online forum I belong to, a member said her kids watch 5-6 hours of TV a day, even though some of that time is when they are playing and not actively looking at it. That’s more TV than my son watches in an entire week. So when I actually sat to think about it, TV isn’t a problem in our household…it’s the computer. And I’m working on it.

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By: Gwyn

Gwyn — Thu, 29 May 2008 09:48:47 +0000

Thats really interesting. I try to teach my husband to turn the tv on for the news segment and then turn it off again. He’ll get it one day! With regards the computer, I myself find my kids easier to deal with when my computer is off. When its on and I can check bloglines, emails etc – it is all so fast – to then go and sit on the floor and push trucks around seems so slow and boring – the juxtaposition of pace doesnt work for me – and Im sure the kids know it!

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By: Julie K in Taiwan

Julie K in Taiwan — Thu, 29 May 2008 04:10:34 +0000

That’s an interesting and helpful summary. TV isn’t a big problem for my kids because they watch less than two hours a week. I find though, if we go to a restaurant or doctor’s office and a TV is on, she’s absolutely glued to the screen, no matter what’s on. And if we go to a friend’s house and the tv gets turned on, nothing will take her away from the screen.

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