No More Screens

So lately, my kids favorite thing to do is watch TV.
If I wont let them do that, they really enjoy playing the DS.
They also completely love Matts I-phone.
Netflix is a new favorite.
Games on the computer.
X-box...

Do you see where I'm going with this? Right now my kids are obsessed with anything that has a screen. They beg, and plead to watch. Trust me, when I was packing and moving, I didn't have time to get them going on anything else. And when I have bookwork to do, its soo easy to pop a movie in for them. But, Ive come to realize that enough is enough. They have absolutely NO desire to do anything else. There is snow outside on the ground, and friends come over to invite them out sledding, but No, they don't want to go, they are watching a show.

So this week for FHE, we made a family challenge. No Screens for a month!

Morning #1, Marlie and Spencer both begged for a show. I said no, then they went and happily played together with their toys. After school, the first thing Chase wanted to do was watch TV, I said no, and him and Kadie went off to play together. There was no fighting, and less crying all day!!
Day #2, Marlie and Spencer both asked to watch a show. I said no, then they told me that they never agreed to stop watching TV. I said tuff luck, and they happily played.

I can honestly say that I am loving it! I should have done this months ago. We told them that Friday night could be our movie night, and we would watch a movie together as a family. So I'm happy to report that not once have me or the kids broken our no screen rule.

But today I got home from running around doing errands, and I saw the X-box controller out, and all the blinds drawn... I'll have to ask Matt if he saw anyone sneak into the house today and play the X-box while he was working in the home office...