This lament isn’t uncommon among parents, and I’m always a tiny bit baffled by it. After all, we control the remote, right? Our kids can’t use it without our permission, overt or other.
Ten years ago, we removed the television from our family room area. We still don’t have one on the main floor of our house. Horrors, I know! We are crazy, Amish-like even, right?
Except, no. Our kids love American Idol and crack up over Simon’s outbursts. They watch football on weekends and see just about every stinking movie that’s made.
I don’t have a problem with watching TV. In fact, I enjoy it. (For the record, we have two.) But the reality is that TV takes time. It’s time my kids aren’t building Legos or playing outside or reading a book. It’s time I’m not reading a book, for that matter.
Parents ask me quite often how we manage without a daily diet of PBS and Nickelodeon. The answer is simple. Truly. My kids don’t know any different.
To find out more, and for tips on how to control your kids diet of television, see my post over at Midwest Parents – I’m there all week!
