Check out Unplugged!

so i found this neat site today called "Unplug your kids" and i really liked a lot of what i read and would suggest checking it out if you have kids. It was started by a mom of 3 who wants for us as mothers to actually teach, play with, and interact with our children and give them the potential to grow and learn rather than letting them waste their lives infront of a television. Of course I am a supporter of this woman's ideas. you all know that t.v. and video games aren't a part of my kids' lives at all and i think it's for the better. I don't want them to ever resort to watching television when they think they are bored or want to relax. Uh uh, no way. I don't think there is one thing, nope, not one thing that is 100% appropriate for them to watch so we just don't allow it, except on what we call "friday movie day" where they get to pick a movie after they have completed all their Friday chores. When we adpoted this, now almost 3 yrs ago, it was hard because i realized how much i used the t.v. as a babysitter for my then toddler and i had to come up w/ things to actually do with him! imagine that. after a lot of whining (on both ends) we realized the benefits that come from being a no t.v. family. My son actually said to me that he was glad we had "unplugged" the t.v. because we did so many more fun things together and it's true. Okay so i know that most of the girls who read this are amazing mom's who i look up to and wish i could be like, but it's never a bad thing to remind each other every now and then to cherish your babies more right now while they are so little and love us so much! I want to let you know that unplug your t.v. week is coming up again in April and i am encouraging you now to start thinking about unplugging and planning some fun activities with your family. there are lots of great ideas for zapping boredom and she even gives a weekly theme that is the basis of a family project to be done that week. of course you could come up with your own themes but she has some creative ones. She even has a "mom, i am bored box" for her kids with some great suggestions. well, just some ideas from one mom just trying to survive to the next! Love you all....and don't be afraid to unplug. : )