The NO Television Project
How One Week Without Television Changed Us We recognized our children as television tyrants when we walked into the house, and one of them would automatically turn the television on. It wasn't necessarily that someone was "watching" it, but it had to be "on". It was on through dinner, causing heads to turn from the table and food to hit the floor. They'd barter bedtime with "on the next commercial" or "after this show". It was out of control. So we started a project. No TV for one week. The first day was absolutely a nightmare. The children screamed. They couldn't "function" without the television. It was too cold to venture outside, so they had to rely on, dare I say it..."imagination". There were endless cries of "I'm BORED!" I was standing on the cliff's edge, prepared to jump by the end of Day One. By Day Two there were still withdrawals, but dinner time was a time of the conversation. We e...