Comments on: It’s Television Turnoff Week – Are You Unplugged? http://www.treehuggingfamily.com/its-television-turnoff-week-are-you-unplugged/ Family Life On The Green Side Sat, 21 Nov 2009 00:07:19 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Rebecca http://www.treehuggingfamily.com/its-television-turnoff-week-are-you-unplugged/comment-page-1/#comment-667 Rebecca Fri, 25 Apr 2008 22:57:52 +0000 http://www.treehuggingfamily.com/its-television-turnoff-week-are-you-unplugged/#comment-667 I was waiting to see if you were going to write about this! You make some good points--especially when you challenge the idea that all t.v.-viewing is passive. As Liz mentioned in her comment, many people do things while watching television. I try to take on a little project like sorting through junk mail, organizing something-or-other, or doing some other boring task while watching shows that don't demand my full attention. Of course, I may just be trying to justify my television habit! I was waiting to see if you were going to write about this! You make some good points–especially when you challenge the idea that all t.v.-viewing is passive. As Liz mentioned in her comment, many people do things while watching television. I try to take on a little project like sorting through junk mail, organizing something-or-other, or doing some other boring task while watching shows that don’t demand my full attention. Of course, I may just be trying to justify my television habit!

]]> By: Jennifer http://www.treehuggingfamily.com/its-television-turnoff-week-are-you-unplugged/comment-page-1/#comment-664 Jennifer Fri, 25 Apr 2008 21:35:53 +0000 http://www.treehuggingfamily.com/its-television-turnoff-week-are-you-unplugged/#comment-664 @Liz I also meant to say your blog is interesting. But you don't have an about page, so I'm not exactly sure what it is you're doing. Is it a blog for a year? To see if you can do one new thing a day? @Liz I also meant to say your blog is interesting. But you don’t have an about page, so I’m not exactly sure what it is you’re doing. Is it a blog for a year? To see if you can do one new thing a day?

]]> By: Jennifer http://www.treehuggingfamily.com/its-television-turnoff-week-are-you-unplugged/comment-page-1/#comment-663 Jennifer Fri, 25 Apr 2008 21:33:38 +0000 http://www.treehuggingfamily.com/its-television-turnoff-week-are-you-unplugged/#comment-663 @Liz Maybe some people do like the background noise - my son does like background noise while he's building Legos for example. I actually try to talk him out of that, because it's an energy drain, but that's what I tell him, so he gets it. I listen to my record player, not the TV. Your idea about a few days a week is better, more realistic. Families who watch TV will likely always watch TV, the best point would be to incorporate other stuff rather than stop TV altogether - then the idea might stick. @Liz Maybe some people do like the background noise – my son does like background noise while he’s building Legos for example. I actually try to talk him out of that, because it’s an energy drain, but that’s what I tell him, so he gets it. I listen to my record player, not the TV.

Your idea about a few days a week is better, more realistic. Families who watch TV will likely always watch TV, the best point would be to incorporate other stuff rather than stop TV altogether – then the idea might stick.

]]> By: Liz. http://www.treehuggingfamily.com/its-television-turnoff-week-are-you-unplugged/comment-page-1/#comment-684 Liz. Fri, 25 Apr 2008 20:53:46 +0000 http://www.treehuggingfamily.com/its-television-turnoff-week-are-you-unplugged/#comment-684 I think that for most people they have their television on for sound while they are doing other things around the house. That's what I do anyway when I'm home alone because who wants to be in silence the entire day, right? I also agree that if a family is only have one meal together a night then there is something wrong besides the television. I think this would be a great idea if they had said - set a few days aside to turn off your television and spend time with your family, they should be doing that anyway, but to make a strict " no television for a week " policy is a little much. I think that for most people they have their television on for sound while they are doing other things around the house. That’s what I do anyway when I’m home alone because who wants to be in silence the entire day, right?

I also agree that if a family is only have one meal together a night then there is something wrong besides the television.

I think this would be a great idea if they had said – set a few days aside to turn off your television and spend time with your family, they should be doing that anyway, but to make a strict ” no television for a week ” policy is a little much.

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