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Are You Limiting Screen Time In Your Home?

You’ve come to the right place! The goal of this site is to help you spend less time tuned out and  plugged in, and more time doing fun things with your family. Sometimes, the TV goes on out of habit. We’re often too tired or too distracted to think of something else to do instead. The TV can also become the easiest entertainment choice for children when you mom and dad are otherwise busy. The TV sucks up our family time, or time that could have been better spent improving our health or finances or our lives. But you can join the growing number of people who are unplugging and get re-aquainted with their families and their priorities. If you want to limit TV these tips can help.

First, sign up to receive your free tips:
“101 Things To Do Instead of TV”

The sign up form in the right side bar of this blog. Every couple of days in your email inbox, you’ll receive an idea of something to do instead of watching TV. And trust me, these aren’t things that require you to save toilet paper tubes or empty margarine containers! They’re just simple, easy-to-do activities that you and your family can do together instead of sitting in front of the tube. You won’t believe how easy it is until you try!

What You Will Find on This Site:

It is our goal to provide you with the inspiration and research supported reasons to limit TV time and reconnect with your family. This sounds a bit easier than it may actually be in practice…especially if your family is already heavily engaged in a regular TV watching habit. So this site also has dozens of practical ideas for finding your family entertainment elsewhere. You will find ideas for creative play, games, stimulating toys and puzzles, and special projects the whole family can work on together. Your children are only young once…make your time together the most memorable it can be!

I can’t thank you enough for these tips. My son is 2 years old . This will help me look at a different lifestyle all tog ether. It will allow us- me and my son to grow together! - Ethel

Thanks again for all your info…its been helpful! – Sharon

Thanks!  Great ideas.  Please keep sending them – Ellen

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