Comments on: TV Turn-Off Week- Why Not Just Toss It?

By: Karen Woodward

Karen Woodward — Sun, 29 Apr 2007 00:04:40 +0000

I am going to get that book! Thanks for the recommendation.

By: Pam

Pam — Fri, 27 Apr 2007 14:04:12 +0000

Our family “gave up” television when we moved to Europe in 1996. We moved back from Europe in 2003 and “neglected” to “plug-in” to the television culture that exists here in America. I must admit I thought we were the only ones in America that didn’t watch tv, play video games, etc. until I discovered other homeschooling families. I give thanks every day for the wonderful network of homeschooling families that exists here in Virginia. It is good to know that there are many of us out here that are actively working to ensure that our children engage in active learning as a family. Thank-you for sharing the poem! 🙂

By: Tamera Svanes

Tamera Svanes — Thu, 26 Apr 2007 20:04:07 +0000

Janice,

As always, thought provoking.

My journey toward a deeper walk with God began back in November when I gave up TV. My children will (hopefully) never get hooked…at least not in this house, LOL.

By the way, I just wanted you to know that I nominated you for the Thinking Blogger Award. Come to my website and check it out!

By: Joanne

Joanne — Tue, 24 Apr 2007 02:36:10 +0000

Oh, how I agree! When I was about six years old, way back in 1957, our television set broke. My mother refused to have it fixed. My two older brothers and I pitched a fit–cried, begged, pleaded–to no avail. If my mother was here now I would thank her again and again. With the television gone, I spent hours upon hours reading, painting, drawing, playing outside making dolls out of pine bows and marigolds. We built forts, played in the rain, produced plays, made up songs, day dreamed, picked up pecans and sold them to the neighbors, took walks at night after the supper dishes were washed, dried, and put away, made up stories–I could go on and on. When others talk of television shows that they watched growing up, I have real memories of growing up! Because of my mother’s foresight, my husband and I were able to do away with and then severally limit the television watching of our family of six. Now they have real memories as well, which I love to hear when they all get together. Life was meant to be lived, not watched!

I have one more comment that is related. I have noticed that the videos that we have taken of our children as they were growing up is a “problem” as well. The first time I noticed this was when we took video of one of the births (from the “North” end, mind you!). After watching the birth video a couple of times, I noticed that my real memory of the event was being replaced by the video. I don’t like that. It’s nice to see the children at different stages and hear their little voices again, but I’m not sure that I wouldn’t rather have a tape recording and a photo. I’d rather not erase those precious memories!

By: Stacey Thomas

Stacey Thomas — Tue, 24 Apr 2007 01:43:03 +0000

Great post!
And, where was the top picture taken? How did you ever get D to dress like that and stuff a dog in his pocket ?!?! The bottom pic looks much more to his liking…
I need your email!
Stacey