tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3989868046530861811.post2822842636420418423..comments2023-10-26T06:14:39.540+11:00Comments on Sally Rippin: There's gonna be a revolution!Sally Rippinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17925937323236380791noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3989868046530861811.post-49598717719667780362011-02-03T16:22:14.217+11:002011-02-03T16:22:14.217+11:00Hi Alison. That's a good idea to hide the TV. ...Hi Alison. That's a good idea to hide the TV. Ours doesn't even work on TV, but we still watch plenty of DVDs. At least we avoid the ads, I suppose. It's true, it gets harder as they get older. Definitely harder. But I do think it's important to at least get that groundwork in to show your kids that there ARE other options to screen-filled spare time.Sally Rippinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17925937323236380791noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3989868046530861811.post-69225604221917390372011-02-03T15:57:00.322+11:002011-02-03T15:57:00.322+11:00We do one or two screen-free days a week, but then...We do one or two screen-free days a week, but then our kids are smaller. Cluedo's a big hit with the seven year old! and we manage our TV screen by hiding it in a cupboard so to get at it, you have to open the cupboard, and the hinge is wonky so you have to prop the door open with a big box... when the cupboard is shut, no one thinks much to open it. Also, absolutely no screens in bedrooms. So hard to manage otherwise.<br />There's a recent book called Parlour Games for Modern Families. We're daggy enough to find it hilarious - it's full of ideas needing nothing more than pencil and paper.Alison Sampsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04492848177186327971noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3989868046530861811.post-43358428671508969002011-01-29T21:41:31.978+11:002011-01-29T21:41:31.978+11:00Hi Robyn, I haven't seen that TV series. We te...Hi Robyn, I haven't seen that TV series. We tend to watch a lot of Simpsons DVDs here and not much else. One of the tricky things about having kids spread apart in age is finding something that everyone likes. My eldest is 17 and my youngest is only 7 - so The Simpsons is about the only show we can all watch together.<br /><br />Penni, I constantly sway between thinking: "Well, it's just what kids do these days" to "What is going to happen to their precious imaginations? I have to do SOMETHING!" But I also know I need to lead by example. I've noticed since I got onto facebook and into blog-hopping I read far fewer books. One of my aims in monitoring my computer use is to get back into more reading again.Sally Rippinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17925937323236380791noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3989868046530861811.post-69050362081565699432011-01-29T09:46:24.820+11:002011-01-29T09:46:24.820+11:00Oh, I wish you'd come here and turn my wireles...Oh, I wish you'd come here and turn my wireless access off! Sometimes it's hard being the responsible one.<br /><br />I think it's a great idea. Fred is only 7 and already social networking is an issue in our house (via a very manipulative online game called Moshi Monsters). We started a blog for her to give her an online space and contact without the pressure and addictive nature of what Martin calls synchronous time (like chat, which facebook sort of is considering how frequently everyone updates). I actually kicked myself off facebook because I was on there so much.Penni Russonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17956453252195293843noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3989868046530861811.post-47128812491636466292011-01-28T20:53:34.650+11:002011-01-28T20:53:34.650+11:00Oh anytime Sally!
And Jen - WHERE CAN I BUY A TE...Oh anytime Sally!<br /><br />And Jen - WHERE CAN I BUY A TEE?!Megan Burkehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07129731089961481327noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3989868046530861811.post-62160705218661587972011-01-28T20:50:15.032+11:002011-01-28T20:50:15.032+11:00This experiment reminds me of an episode of Modern...This experiment reminds me of an episode of Modern Family, where a state of no Internet, no mobile phones etc. was declared, and whoever could hold off the longest would reap a reward. The mother caved in before the oldest daughter who, cleverly using a cardboard cut-out of a mobile phone instead of the real thing, tricked the father into thinking he'd won. Whereupon the father announced himself the winner, at which point he gave up the no-Internt diet and hopped online, paving the way for the daughter to reveal herself as the true winner. Don't you just love these TV shows? They're so like life.Robyn Bavatihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16222604295177839651noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3989868046530861811.post-31204414374453189222011-01-28T12:38:10.560+11:002011-01-28T12:38:10.560+11:00Yeah, we haven't even got to our first Sunday ...Yeah, we haven't even got to our first Sunday yet, Jen. We might end up playing: surly teenagers, irritated Mum and exasperated partner. Kind of a risky troubled twister, really.<br /><br />Rebecca, I think it depends on your kids. My teenagers grew up with - wait for it - NO TV, until my oldest was seven. I loved it, but now I think I am paying the price. I reckon my teenagers are making up for all those lost years of screen time now that they can. If there is a screen in the room, they look at it. Even if it's blank. Admittedly, I'm a bit the same. I'm not one of those people that can have the telly humming along in the background while I'm doing other things. When it's on I can barely talk, let alone drag my eyes away from it - even during ad breaks. Yep, I'm even drawn to ads! So, truth be told my partner and I are terrible role models - this internet-free Sunday is as much for us as them. Who knows, we may even find out we can communicate with each other without using text or email! ;-)Sally Rippinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17925937323236380791noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3989868046530861811.post-13884293342949475252011-01-28T12:02:27.277+11:002011-01-28T12:02:27.277+11:00My eldest three boys (10, 9 and 9) have just start...My eldest three boys (10, 9 and 9) have just started getting interested in the internet (I've been too mean to share my computer before but now I have a new one and have let them have the old). I'm happy to see how quickly they are working it out for themselves (not FB yet - but emails and YouTube and BeastQuest pages...) but also wonder how vigilant I should be in guarding against internet addiction...Rebeccahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11582796689281835066noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3989868046530861811.post-89923548048933340122011-01-28T11:23:57.904+11:002011-01-28T11:23:57.904+11:00OMG That is so radical. And so brave! Sally you ar...OMG That is so radical. And so brave! Sally you are the next Che Guevara. I want a T-shirt with you on the front sporting a red beret. I would like to be a fly on the wall at your place on Sunday. What will you play? Risk? Trouble? Twister? You should be so proud! jxx ps I too have wasted time on LOL Cats...jen storerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03281209321875812034noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3989868046530861811.post-47355152218176384982011-01-28T08:51:02.375+11:002011-01-28T08:51:02.375+11:00Thanks for re-posting, Megan.
Melpomuse, let me kn...Thanks for re-posting, Megan.<br />Melpomuse, let me know how you go! Perhaps we need to start a support group: MWLIA (mothers who limit Internet access). ;-)Sally Rippinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17925937323236380791noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3989868046530861811.post-85232778348087895192011-01-28T00:52:10.526+11:002011-01-28T00:52:10.526+11:00"What a great idea!" she says as she'..."What a great idea!" she says as she's tapping away on laptop, and checking iphone,7 yr old daughter is on ipad, 9 yr old son on ipod and with hubby on couch next to her on his laptop whilst all trying to watch a "family" movie at same time!!!! <br />Crazy huh? Spent the day at the zoo with kids to get out of house & social media but spent most of day head down tweeting & Fbooking & sharing photos on tumblr & posterous as well as FB & twitter via Picplz!<br /><br />We need to try this too.<br />Good luck. We're all gonna need it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3989868046530861811.post-42807806015377148002011-01-27T20:14:53.601+11:002011-01-27T20:14:53.601+11:00WOW!
I can't wait to see how this turns out!WOW!<br /><br />I can't wait to see how this turns out!Megan Burkehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07129731089961481327noreply@blogger.com