Paula Sjogerman

on 3/24/03 8:53 PM, [email protected] at
[email protected] wrote:

> It is my experience that the television watching directly
> interferes with contact with other human beings, contact with the
> natural world, and relaxing and getting enough sleep, among other
> things. It directly interfered with or replaced story-telling, music,
> walks outdoors, and the like in our family, all things that I love and
> my daughter loves.


Here's my experience today, a day where my son, Quinn, 9, watched a lot of
TV. He just got a Star Wars board game, which he loves, so he's been
thinking a lot about SW. Yesterday he asked us to get the original trilogy
to watch again. We did. Between the time he got up this morning - around
10:30 - and the time he went to bed - 11:30, he watched all three movies AND
Friends and That 70's Show.

He also did the following (at least):
Rode his bike.
Played with some friends on the block, outside and in.
Talked with a friend on the phone.
Ate three meals (well, maybe 2.5)
Played his Star Wars board game with himself.
Went over his lines with me from "Arms and the Man" for our class tomorrow
Played with the dog
Cuddled with me and his sister
Read Ranger Rick
Told me stories and ideas he has
Danced

YMMV,
Paula

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In a message dated 3/24/2003 11:32:39 PM Central Standard Time,
sjogy@... writes:


> Here's my experience today, a day where my son, Quinn, 9, watched a lot of
> TV.

Thanks for sharing this! I think it can be helpful for folks to see how
unlimited tv works.

In our house, we spent 3 hours watching Don Giovanni (it's really long and it
has swords!), napping part of the time. Before that we spend 3 1/2 hours at
the park. After Don Giovanni we played in the sanbox, the dirt pile, with
neighborhood kids, screamed and hit Daddy for a while when it was time to
come in and then napped again watching Don Giovanni. Oh, and we colored in a
paperdoll cut out like Joe from Blues Clues and used scissors and lots of
tape to make a house for him. (I got a pack of 40 paperdoll cut outs from an
arts supply catalogue and they come in a variety of skin tones. We have an
asian Joe right now.) We also fed the cats, fish and worms that eat our
garbage. And we played a new Freddy Fish game on the computer and spent an
hour in the tub.

As Mary says, Life is good.

Elizabeth


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In a message dated 3/25/2003 11:34:02 AM Eastern Standard Time,
ejcrewe@... writes:


>
> > Here's my experience today, a day where my son, Quinn, 9, watched a lot
> of
> > TV.
>
> Thanks for sharing this! I think it can be helpful for folks to see how
> unlimited tv works.
>

Today we watched a Stanley show on Disney about Canada geese, which was
cool because we were at a pond yesterday watching some Canada geese. Trevor
talked about the geese migrating and then moved on to Monarch butterflies and
sea turtles migrating. He then brought me a bird field guide and read to me
about the Canada geese.
Right now, we're watching The Wizard of Oz. (Great movie but my God, it's
LONG when you watch it 4 or 5 times per week.)
Amy Kagey






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In a message dated 3/25/2003 11:29:39 AM Central Standard Time,
amycats2@... writes:


> Right now, we're watching The Wizard of Oz. (Great movie but my God, it's
> LONG when you watch it 4 or 5 times per week.)
>

I can relate! Don Giovanni is long to start with, but every single day it
gets just a bit longer. I tried The Magic Flute, which I think Tia suggested
eons ago, but they haven't been as interested in it as Don Giovanni.

A few weeks ago I was getting too much Tchaikovsky with The Nutcracker and
Swan Lake. Now I'm wondering if there is such a thing as too much Mozart?
They've been helping their father burn cds too and love to watch the cd play
on the screen. My little 3 and 4 year old apples sure didn't fall too far
from that tree!

Elizabeth


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