tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4371077094058658199.post1850490059818977151..comments2024-03-24T09:58:12.832-07:00Comments on True Confessions of a Real Mommy: How to Wean Your Child (from TV)Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4371077094058658199.post-29002058271452649362012-04-15T15:15:49.241-07:002012-04-15T15:15:49.241-07:00This is a really helpful one! We've considered...This is a really helpful one! We've considered pretending the TV is broken just to kick the habit, but we haven't followed through yet. I go back and forth between considering TV just a tool among many (after all, <i>I</i> love it, and I don't think I'm some horrible, ignorant, zombie-like person) and worrying about the hold it has over Mikko. But, in the end, I do find that if I offer other options, he's usually quick to snap them up — particularly if we leave the house entirely. I think TV can be a fallback for boredom, when it would be great if there were more creative solutions that came to mind.<br /><br />I really like your idea of having music on, because I know that makes me less likely to turn on the TV. It's like a psychological trick.Lauren Waynehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07500733577920040395noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4371077094058658199.post-28434859912827803582012-04-01T15:59:25.048-07:002012-04-01T15:59:25.048-07:00I really need this post right now! The last week ...I really need this post right now! The last week of January I made the huge mistake of recording "Maisy" on our DVR. I'm not pregnant (yet) or sick, just lazy and have let that show control our lives. She's constantly asking for it (bringing me both the remotes needed) and I know she is completely addicted. Before this, she wasn't interested in TV, now she is interested in little else. I may also have an Internet addiction problem as I surf while she's watching the shows over and over and over again. I so want to want to kick both our habits before summer! :)Beckyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02688719514346028111noreply@blogger.com