Turning Off TV

TerryS · Joined: 16 Oct 2006 Posts: 93 Location: California

Congratulations to the participants of this year's TV-Turnoff week !!

I had wanted to do a roundup on this year's TV-Turnoff week,
but it looks like Sarah of Unplugged beat me to it, and of course did
a such great job, I'll just link:

Inquiring Minds Want to Know…

http://www.unplugyourkids.com/2008/04/28/inquiring-minds-want-to-know/

Unplug Your Kids: Impressions of a Week Without TV

http://www.unplugyourkids.com/2008/05/28/impressions-of-a-week-without-tv/

Unplug Your Kids: TV Turn-Off Week Is Over! Now What?

http://www.unplugyourkids.com/2007/05/07/tv-turn-off-week-is-over-now-what/

Whitedot helpfully put up this article by Jean Lotus:

16 tips to manage toddlers--without resorting to television

http://www.whitedot.org/issue/iss_story.asp?slug=16%20tips

The City of Lafayette went all out and had a number of free activities
for kids who sign up.

http://www.cityoflafayette.com/Page.asp?NavID=1724

We Can!™ and the Acting U.S. Surgeon General Promote Turnoff
Week 2008

http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/public/heart/obesity/wecan/news/event03.htm

And Wikio TV Turnoff Week Links

http://www.wikio.com/entertainment/tv/tv-turnoff_week

The yearly TV-Turnoff is organized by the Center for Screen Time Awareness.

http://www.screentime.org/

Great Job all !!