tv free update

It’s been a little over three weeks since we instituted our tv-free policy and I just wanted to report on our progress. First the good news. My girls (both 12) took it in stride and haven’t complained one iota. I know that a lot of kids would revolt against such a policy so I’m [...read more]

kids and gardening

flowers-2009-05-03-001.jpgOur TV-FREE initiative started last Tuesday and is going well.  The kids have been busy enough with other activities and events that they haven’t really had time to complain. Over the weekend, we decided to let each of our girls take ownership of their own garden bed, to plant, water and care for as they see fit. We took a trip over the our local garden center let them pick out some plants and came home with …continue reading

our grand experiment

I’ll admit it, I’m a couch potato and I LOVE my big screen TV. But today our family went TV-FREE. The reaons are complicated but it mostly boiled down to having two smart 12-year-old girls with very active lives in and out of school but who are not living up to their grade potential. [...read more]


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