TV Vs. Talk
When I was listening to a talk show on Christian Talk radip yesterday, I heard a statistic that really bothered me.
They said that the average family has the TV on for an average of49 hours a week, but the conversation between the parents and the children was an average of 38 minutes per week.
How sad!
As a parent, I know how busy life can get. It is especially busy for parents where there is only one parent in the household, or both parents have to work in order to make ends meet.
I know that as parents, we do the best we think we can…but we can always improve.
I also know that it isn’t always easy to get kids to talk.
I thought I would offer some suggestions to help get talking more often and more productive.
*Eat dinner together, at the dinner table, with NO TV.
*Take walks with your kids, of any age.
*Play board games, or card games with your kids.
*Go camping, or do something else that keeps you outside together, with no TV.
*Set limits as to when the TV can be on, and help your kids come up with other, more productive things to do.
*Go on a TV fast.
*Have one day a week where the whole family discusses a certain topic.
Changing lifestyle is not always easy, but if it is productive, it is worth it.
March 26th, 2009 at 5:07 pm
I wanted to comment and thank the author, good stuff