I mentioned before that I unplugged the television set that is in our upstairs playroom, that being said, there is no real hard and fast rule for the kids against TV. Every time I think about plugging the set back in, the kids are playing so nicely (with a board game, with cards), or doing something creative that I don't see the point in interrupting their productivity.
But the other day everyone was outside and the older kids were being mean to Addisen (they made up a rule that kids under 2-ft couldn't be a part of whatever they were doing, although, mind you, Addisen is 3-ft 2-inches), anyhoo, I put on the tube since she had no one to play with. After a while the older kids started trickling in. They were happy and surprised that the TV was on. But then, even before the dvd they were watching was done the boys said, "Okay, I'm going back outside." This is a big deal. Because even outside of no-TV month and an unplugged television set, we are not a family big on TV. So when the TV is on, the kids tend to be relentless about it. Since they can't watch on weekdays (during school days) it usually turns into an all-day Saturday television fest, which then causes us to unplug the TV (TV watching in our house is very cyclical).
The fact that the kids at this point, even in the midst of a program, can disengage is a true testament to what can happen when we break the habit we call TV watching.
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