Comments on: Say No to No TV http://lindasherwood.com/wp/2004/04/15/say-no-to-no-tv/ Fat Man's Daughter: an online memoir of weight, parenting, loss and living Sat, 19 May 2012 12:19:19 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Jensgalore http://lindasherwood.com/wp/2004/04/15/say-no-to-no-tv/comment-page-1/#comment-42 Jensgalore Fri, 16 Apr 2004 19:17:39 +0000 http://www.lindasherwood.com/wp/?p=350#comment-42 I'm working on trying to keep the tv off anyway. Too easy to overuse it right now, and the toddler just sits there, transfixed. But it's so nice to have her sitting quietly ... I’m working on trying to keep the tv off anyway. Too easy to overuse it right now, and the toddler just sits there, transfixed. But it’s so nice to have her sitting quietly …

]]> By: Ginxy http://lindasherwood.com/wp/2004/04/15/say-no-to-no-tv/comment-page-1/#comment-41 Ginxy Fri, 16 Apr 2004 17:28:01 +0000 http://www.lindasherwood.com/wp/?p=350#comment-41 I'm with you! Turning the TV off would make bad parents worse, in my opinion. If the TV is disrupting your family time, it's nothing to do with the television. Though I DO have to say we once convinced the kids it was no TV month, and it worked like a charm. But I was no better of a mom, I just didn't repeat stupid cartoom network slogans over and over in my head. I’m with you! Turning the TV off would make bad parents worse, in my opinion. If the TV is disrupting your family time, it’s nothing to do with the television.

Though I DO have to say we once convinced the kids it was no TV month, and it worked like a charm. But I was no better of a mom, I just didn’t repeat stupid cartoom network slogans over and over in my head.

]]> By: Lisa http://lindasherwood.com/wp/2004/04/15/say-no-to-no-tv/comment-page-1/#comment-40 Lisa Fri, 16 Apr 2004 05:39:10 +0000 http://www.lindasherwood.com/wp/?p=350#comment-40 BAhaha! I'm going to be out of town (Grand Rapids bound!) for five of that seven day period. Hubby will be home with the kids. Oh, evil, evil Mommy in me should tell hubby we're doing a TV free week and he'll need to otherwise keep the kidlets entertained! >:} BAhaha! I’m going to be out of town (Grand Rapids bound!) for five of that seven day period. Hubby will be home with the kids. Oh, evil, evil Mommy in me should tell hubby we’re doing a TV free week and he’ll need to otherwise keep the kidlets entertained! >:}

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