Today’s family life is getting desolate due to the development of digital gadgets such as TVs, computers, cellphones, and game consoles. It is because the demerits of lack of conversation among family members tag along behind the merits of the devices that make our lives convenient and comfortable. Among the gadgets, TV is very familiar to us and it has been in our lives longer than any others. Do you spend more time watching TV than having a conversation with your family?
This month, be free from TV for a week at least. And find what can benefit you or what you can do with your family during the time instead. Then, you will spend your time much more profitably and meaningfully.
- Tip
- Receive your family’s consent. All your family members should participate in the mission to complete it successfully.
(Don’t force your children to follow you but explain well why you are going to turn off the TV.) - Discuss from when and how long your family will turn off the TV.
- Plan in advance what you are going to do while the TV is turned off.
- When the day comes, unplug the TV.
(Your family may write a resolution together and put it on the TV, or cover the TV with a cloth.) - While living without TV, keep a journal every day.
- On the last day of the mission, talk about how it was together.