http://www.empoweredbyplay.org/2009/06/two-good-reasons-to-cut-the-cable-2/ Helping families and teachers protect and promote imaginative play in our way-too-busy, consumer-driven, media-filled world. Mon, 30 Jan 2012 22:16:37 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.empoweredbyplay.org/2009/06/two-good-reasons-to-cut-the-cable-2/comment-page-1/#comment-176 Geralyn Bywater McLaughlin Wed, 22 Jul 2009 03:01:58 +0000 http://www.empoweredbyplay.com/2009/06/two-good-reasons-to-cut-the-cable-2/#comment-176 Marian, I know what you mean about the initial grumbles...if you can get past those, the kids can almost always find something creative to do. I love that your kids are fighting less and are less grumpy at bedtime - certainly incentive to stick to the "mean mommy" routine! Excellent. Marian, I know what you mean about the initial grumbles…if you can get past those, the kids can almost always find something creative to do. I love that your kids are fighting less and are less grumpy at bedtime – certainly incentive to stick to the "mean mommy" routine! Excellent.

]]> http://www.empoweredbyplay.org/2009/06/two-good-reasons-to-cut-the-cable-2/comment-page-1/#comment-175 Marian Wed, 22 Jul 2009 02:34:37 +0000 http://www.empoweredbyplay.com/2009/06/two-good-reasons-to-cut-the-cable-2/#comment-175 I've definitely seen a difference in my kids since I became a 'mean mommy' and put my foot down about turning off the TV/computer/DS when they had reached their time limit. They complain for a few minutes that they are bored but then they usually find something much more creative to do--inventing a game with each other, reading, or we play a game or do a project, or whatever. They get outside and play more and seem to fight less and be less grumpy at bedtime. I thought it would be a more subtle thing, but it was a pretty dramatic effect. I've definitely seen a difference in my kids since I became a 'mean mommy' and put my foot down about turning off the TV/computer/DS when they had reached their time limit. They complain for a few minutes that they are bored but then they usually find something much more creative to do–inventing a game with each other, reading, or we play a game or do a project, or whatever. They get outside and play more and seem to fight less and be less grumpy at bedtime. I thought it would be a more subtle thing, but it was a pretty dramatic effect.

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