Turn off the TV?

Wow, watching nature videos with your kids is rather err, interesting.

Fortunately my kids are older and they aren't asking a lot of questions.

Nothing like when they were younger and were amazed at a double bodied crane fly. LOL!

Nature videos and other videos from the library are great resources. But they really don't or won't help your kids learn, unless you have them engage in an activity involving what they learned.

My kids all had to write a one page essay discussing all of the references to evolution and all the evidences of a creator.

The papers were awesome! It is nice to see that my kids are engaged when they watch something on TV and not just tuning out!

GIVE UP MY TV?!?!

It may sound preposterous at first but heavy TV watching is linked to a great number of social ills. I realize that little box in your home looks innocent enough. It's such a entertaining and relaxing piece of furniture. However, a growing body of scientific evidence indicates that TV viewing has become an unhealthy addiction for a great many people. Society as a whole is suffering. Cutting back on TV can help minimize some of the problems, but many people are ADDICTED to their television set. If you are among those addicted to TV, the only solution may be to TRASH YOUR TV.

Look at some of the effects of society's TV addiction:
THE AVERAGE AMERICAN WATCHES OVER 4½ HOURS OF TELEVISION EVERY SINGLE DAY1

UPDATE 9/21/06: The most recent figure from Nielsen Media Research, Inc., is 4 hours and 35 minutes per day, up three minutes from last year. Now, let's add that up. That is 31½ hours every week (almost a second job!). That is also 5½ solid days per month and more than two whole months every year. By age 70 that is over 13 years watching television! Aren't there more important things you would rather be doing with this time? Spending time with your family? Camping or hiking in the great outdoors? Fishing? Reading? Imagine what you could do with all this time.