Comments on: Join the TV Turnoff Week Challenge http://www.parentsforethicalmarketing.org/blog/2008/04/17/join-the-tv-turnoff-week-challenge/ Blog of Parents for Ethical Marketing Mon, 1 Dec 2008 22:43:16 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2.3 By: Lisa @ Corporate Babysitter http://www.parentsforethicalmarketing.org/blog/2008/04/17/join-the-tv-turnoff-week-challenge/#comment-1035 Lisa @ Corporate Babysitter Wed, 30 Apr 2008 19:59:50 +0000 http://www.parentsforethicalmarketing.org/blog/2008/04/17/join-the-tv-turnoff-week-challenge/#comment-1035 Casey, I find the less I watch TV, the more it annoys me when it is on. All part of breaking the habit. Thanks for writing. Casey, I find the less I watch TV, the more it annoys me when it is on. All part of breaking the habit. Thanks for writing.

]]> By: Casey @ Volunteer Boston http://www.parentsforethicalmarketing.org/blog/2008/04/17/join-the-tv-turnoff-week-challenge/#comment-1026 Casey @ Volunteer Boston Tue, 29 Apr 2008 13:49:40 +0000 http://www.parentsforethicalmarketing.org/blog/2008/04/17/join-the-tv-turnoff-week-challenge/#comment-1026 I too participated in TV turn off week, though I don't have kids so I think it was a little easier. TV becomes habit. Habits are hard to break, but once I started not watching, I found that when I did let myself watch at the end of the week, TV was way less interesting. Perhaps the more we watch, the more conditioned we are to want it and the more used to its lame attempts to entertain (slash brainwash) we get...? Also, somewhat surprisingly a recent study on happiness by Alan Krueger showed people rated TV as a "neutral" activity (not inducing happiness or sadness). I would have thought that watching a lot of TV would be correlated with depression, or negativity... but perhaps he didn't look at that variable. He was considering moment to moment happiness. I too participated in TV turn off week, though I don’t have kids so I think it was a little easier. TV becomes habit. Habits are hard to break, but once I started not watching, I found that when I did let myself watch at the end of the week, TV was way less interesting. Perhaps the more we watch, the more conditioned we are to want it and the more used to its lame attempts to entertain (slash brainwash) we get…?

Also, somewhat surprisingly a recent study on happiness by Alan Krueger showed people rated TV as a “neutral” activity (not inducing happiness or sadness). I would have thought that watching a lot of TV would be correlated with depression, or negativity… but perhaps he didn’t look at that variable. He was considering moment to moment happiness.

]]> By: Ariah Fine http://www.parentsforethicalmarketing.org/blog/2008/04/17/join-the-tv-turnoff-week-challenge/#comment-1021 Ariah Fine Mon, 28 Apr 2008 14:44:46 +0000 http://www.parentsforethicalmarketing.org/blog/2008/04/17/join-the-tv-turnoff-week-challenge/#comment-1021 I'd vote on the TV out the window. It's quite easy to keep it off when it's not there. I’d vote on the TV out the window. It’s quite easy to keep it off when it’s not there.

]]> By: blue milk http://www.parentsforethicalmarketing.org/blog/2008/04/17/join-the-tv-turnoff-week-challenge/#comment-999 blue milk Tue, 22 Apr 2008 09:01:57 +0000 http://www.parentsforethicalmarketing.org/blog/2008/04/17/join-the-tv-turnoff-week-challenge/#comment-999 Ah, all I can say is thank god I didn't know about this until it was too late because we would totally fail at this, totally! We don't watch much TV but I presume DVDs count and a certain toddler is addicted to her daily DVD hour. Consequently, so am I. Ah, all I can say is thank god I didn’t know about this until it was too late because we would totally fail at this, totally! We don’t watch much TV but I presume DVDs count and a certain toddler is addicted to her daily DVD hour. Consequently, so am I.

]]> By: Mom Unplugged http://www.parentsforethicalmarketing.org/blog/2008/04/17/join-the-tv-turnoff-week-challenge/#comment-985 Mom Unplugged Thu, 17 Apr 2008 20:28:39 +0000 http://www.parentsforethicalmarketing.org/blog/2008/04/17/join-the-tv-turnoff-week-challenge/#comment-985 I am so glad you are joining in! Aren't husbands odd about TV? That seems to be the general consensus among the bloggers who have mentioned their husbands' lack of enthusiasm for the project. Good luck and try not to hyperventilate too badly! Personally I am still in denial about my efforts to reduce my computer time next week. Thanks for the kind words about Unplug Your Kids by the way, they mean a lot! I am so glad you are joining in! Aren’t husbands odd about TV? That seems to be the general consensus among the bloggers who have mentioned their husbands’ lack of enthusiasm for the project. Good luck and try not to hyperventilate too badly! Personally I am still in denial about my efforts to reduce my computer time next week. Thanks for the kind words about Unplug Your Kids by the way, they mean a lot!

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