Brad stopped by his friend Steve’s house to drop off some tools he’d borrowed and to enjoy a brief visit. One of Steve’s kids was watching baseball in the kitchen. So, they grabbed their coffee and moved into the family room—only to find Steve’s wife was watching a loud sitcom with their daughter. Finally, they retreated to the basement where Steve quickly turned off the NFL classics he had been watching on the big screen TV.
“I can’t believe how television dominates Steve’s home,” Brad told his wife, Cheryl, when he got home.
“Look around,” she laughed, “we’re in exactly the same boat. “ It’s easy to see clearly when something’s happening to someone else.”
“Family meeting?” Brad ventured. “We’ve got to work to limit screen time—for all of us.”
“You bet,” Cheryl said. “You know we can do better than this.”
Here are some ways Brad and Cheryl’s family learned how to escape the TV trap and limit screen time.
Huddle Up as a family and talk about television. Ask these questions: “What does TV do to bring us together as a family?” and “What do we enjoy doing together here at home?”
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