Comments on: It’s a No-TV Day in Our House http://stopdropandblog.com/2009/06/16/its-a-no-tv-day-in-our-house/ The Family Side of Fire Life Fri, 10 Feb 2012 18:04:55 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Hicham http://stopdropandblog.com/2009/06/16/its-a-no-tv-day-in-our-house/comment-page-1/#comment-7071 Hicham Sun, 21 Jun 2009 09:29:14 +0000 http://stopdropandblog.com/?p=1235#comment-7071 "SAY IT WON’T BE SO" -^- That said, I think disconnecting from the online life for quite sometime is something good especially if you are going to spend the time in vacation with friends/family. The problem is we take laptops with us! .-= Hicham´s last blog ..<a href="http://blog.hichamaged.net/to-tweet-or-not-to-tweet/" rel="nofollow">To Tweet or not to Tweet?</a> =-. “SAY IT WON’T BE SO”

-^- That said, I think disconnecting from the online life for quite sometime is something good especially if you are going to spend the time in vacation with friends/family. The problem is we take laptops with us!
.-= Hicham´s last blog ..To Tweet or not to Tweet? =-.

]]> By: FireMom http://stopdropandblog.com/2009/06/16/its-a-no-tv-day-in-our-house/comment-page-1/#comment-7055 FireMom Sun, 21 Jun 2009 01:32:43 +0000 http://stopdropandblog.com/?p=1235#comment-7055 Oof! That'd be a tough one to swallow. But, I was similar. I grew up with little to no TV and I'm a voracious reader still. :) Oof! That’d be a tough one to swallow. But, I was similar. I grew up with little to no TV and I’m a voracious reader still. :)

]]> By: FireMom http://stopdropandblog.com/2009/06/16/its-a-no-tv-day-in-our-house/comment-page-1/#comment-7054 FireMom Sun, 21 Jun 2009 01:31:53 +0000 http://stopdropandblog.com/?p=1235#comment-7054 Ah, "it's not fair." Yes. We're in that phase now, too. Great fun. But not really. Ah, “it’s not fair.” Yes. We’re in that phase now, too. Great fun. But not really.

]]> By: FireMom http://stopdropandblog.com/2009/06/16/its-a-no-tv-day-in-our-house/comment-page-1/#comment-7053 FireMom Sun, 21 Jun 2009 01:31:06 +0000 http://stopdropandblog.com/?p=1235#comment-7053 I'd really like to have the no TV during the school week when the boys are actually in school. I'll have to keep this in mind. (The addition of DVR to our lives helps, of course.) I’d really like to have the no TV during the school week when the boys are actually in school. I’ll have to keep this in mind. (The addition of DVR to our lives helps, of course.)

]]> By: FireMom http://stopdropandblog.com/2009/06/16/its-a-no-tv-day-in-our-house/comment-page-1/#comment-7052 FireMom Sun, 21 Jun 2009 01:30:04 +0000 http://stopdropandblog.com/?p=1235#comment-7052 Yes, we tend to have more when people are over, just because. And, yes, they've had more TV sometimes just because it happens. You're not alone! Yes, we tend to have more when people are over, just because. And, yes, they’ve had more TV sometimes just because it happens. You’re not alone!

]]> By: FireMom http://stopdropandblog.com/2009/06/16/its-a-no-tv-day-in-our-house/comment-page-1/#comment-7051 FireMom Sun, 21 Jun 2009 01:29:00 +0000 http://stopdropandblog.com/?p=1235#comment-7051 Yes, BB could take or leave TV as well until just recently. (LB still doesn't care. He'll ask to watch but if I say no, he just goes on.) BB is getting a Leapster 2 for his birthday so I'm sure that will be our next battle! Yes, BB could take or leave TV as well until just recently. (LB still doesn’t care. He’ll ask to watch but if I say no, he just goes on.) BB is getting a Leapster 2 for his birthday so I’m sure that will be our next battle!

]]> By: FireMom http://stopdropandblog.com/2009/06/16/its-a-no-tv-day-in-our-house/comment-page-1/#comment-7050 FireMom Sun, 21 Jun 2009 01:27:57 +0000 http://stopdropandblog.com/?p=1235#comment-7050 We love borrowing movies from the library! Free and such a wide variety. We love borrowing movies from the library! Free and such a wide variety.

]]> By: FireMom http://stopdropandblog.com/2009/06/16/its-a-no-tv-day-in-our-house/comment-page-1/#comment-7049 FireMom Sun, 21 Jun 2009 01:27:10 +0000 http://stopdropandblog.com/?p=1235#comment-7049 Yes! Much better on no/less TV days. My kids aren't old enough to be in the yard by themselves but I totally agree with you about the outside being better at keeping their attention spans for a long time period. Yes! Much better on no/less TV days. My kids aren’t old enough to be in the yard by themselves but I totally agree with you about the outside being better at keeping their attention spans for a long time period.

]]> By: FireMom http://stopdropandblog.com/2009/06/16/its-a-no-tv-day-in-our-house/comment-page-1/#comment-7048 FireMom Sun, 21 Jun 2009 01:26:21 +0000 http://stopdropandblog.com/?p=1235#comment-7048 No-computer day? SAY IT WON'T BE SO! (I have that for ten days every year when we go camping. That's enough, right?) No-computer day? SAY IT WON’T BE SO! (I have that for ten days every year when we go camping. That’s enough, right?)

]]> By: Todd http://stopdropandblog.com/2009/06/16/its-a-no-tv-day-in-our-house/comment-page-1/#comment-7045 Todd Sat, 20 Jun 2009 14:53:11 +0000 http://stopdropandblog.com/?p=1235#comment-7045 When our daughter(now 16) said "TV is my life!" we realized that she was watching toooooo much. That's when we adopted no TV days. Now, she would rather read that watch TV. We are SOOOO blessed! When our daughter(now 16) said “TV is my life!” we realized that she was watching toooooo much. That’s when we adopted no TV days. Now, she would rather read that watch TV. We are SOOOO blessed!

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