When I was a child and and growing up well into my teens, our family watched very little TV. We did have family friendly movies and a few fun/educational games for our very old computer. But that was about it. The internet, cell phones, screens as we know them today were just beginning to enter society and people actually judged my parents for not allowing me complete access to that. But because they didn't I spent the first 19 years of my life reading hundreds of books, exploring nature, using my imagination and being in the real world! Of course, the time came when I started using technology but I've always been able to maintain a balance between the real world and the one inside of a screen and that blessing came from my parents. We all know that it's best for children, especially younger children, to have little to no screen time and yet it's given to them like sugar to make them happy or quiet but it's not good for their minds and bodies. I admire you for showing that it doesn't have to be too late. It won't be easy and while mom and dad have to put in the work too, it is so worth it ❤ God Bless you all!
Both my mom and my dad would let me watch TV a lot and let me play video games a lot growing up as both a 90s kid and an early 2000s kid and so far i am still a very healthy person and doing well and yes i am 30 years old and still going very strong anyway i found the Internet at the age of 15 in the late spring of (2009) and wasn't sure how to join the Internet so at the age of 21 in the year of (2015) i finally managed to join the Internet and of course comment on the Internet just for fun as well:).
When I was a child and and growing up well into my teens, our family watched very little TV. We did have family friendly movies and a few fun/educational games for our very old computer. But that was about it.
The internet, cell phones, screens as we know them today were just beginning to enter society and people actually judged my parents for not allowing me complete access to that. But because they didn't I spent the first 19 years of my life reading hundreds of books, exploring nature, using my imagination and being in the real world!
Of course, the time came when I started using technology but I've always been able to maintain a balance between the real world and the one inside of a screen and that blessing came from my parents.
We all know that it's best for children, especially younger children, to have little to no screen time and yet it's given to them like sugar to make them happy or quiet but it's not good for their minds and bodies.
I admire you for showing that it doesn't have to be too late. It won't be easy and while mom and dad have to put in the work too, it is so worth it ❤ God Bless you all!
Beautiful comment I agree God bless you to ❤☺
This is amazing! Your follow-through and consistency is wonderful! So, how do I implement this with two kids, ages 10 and 15?!
i know thats gonna be hard but it is true
Both my mom and my dad would let me watch TV a lot and let me play video games a lot growing up as both a 90s kid and an early 2000s kid and so far i am still a very healthy person and doing well and yes i am 30 years old and still going very strong anyway i found the Internet at the age of 15 in the late spring of (2009) and wasn't sure how to join the Internet so at the age of 21 in the year of (2015) i finally managed to join the Internet and of course comment on the Internet just for fun as well:).
wait so these guys did this... over lockdown? what
I feel like they do have great resources at home. Big play areas and a pool and kids to play with each other too. I love this though.