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  blow up the tv….

  get a bug-net and flashlight

  hunt the yard at night

  [prine, again]

  i know its a bit late up in the n/east for bug hunts =]
  but getting the habit of an early evening nature walk with a parent
  becomes easy, pretty quickly. it’s much more interesting to “Do”,
  than to” Watch”… also all the memorable time spent together .
  tv can never re-place that.

  Comment by johanna — October 11, 2009 @ 8:31 am

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  I like this one. I like the repetition of your syntax.

  Comment by Kelly — October 12, 2009 @ 10:49 am

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  Well, I’m not ready to blow up the television since I approve of Sesame Street and B and I enjoy Monk so much and want to see the season finale. Oh, and Lost! Plus we live in the country now so we thought cable would help the transition.

  But… I’ve been thinking about how television levels our culture, if that makes sense. How you can be in the middle of nowhere and still get the same horrible messages sent to you that everyone else in the country is getting, and really even beyond our country.

  I don’t know if it’s even possible to measure the damage that television does to our kids, so yes, I agree - those evening walks are so much better. Sitting on the porch, dreaming. Silence even.

  Comment by Alison — October 12, 2009 @ 11:07 am

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  we live in faster and faster times, our children’s
  brains are adjusting to keep pace with these rapid
  changes[ video games again] also all the cute
  [ immediate gratification] little play cellphones and
  computer “education” toys…
  marketed to the new demographic- young kids.

  believe me, i had many inner arguments about the
  tv habits that my son grew up with. it began with limited time, and
  lots of quality videos. however, it sort of subtly
  grows on your life, then when there’s something fun to
  actually do, you’ll miss whatever is on….

  i ‘ll get off my soapbox.. but i will say the best way to
  get rid of a bad habit is to replace it with a good one.

  Comment by johanna — October 12, 2009 @ 12:57 pm

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  not sure how this didnt come through–something got mixed up.
  the comment was that we often
  sacrifice “real” things to do, in order to watch actors “do”
  phony things on the tube…..

  Comment by johanna — October 12, 2009 @ 4:41 pm

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