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Our household got vastly easier, and our kids happier, when we did the opposite: got rid of the TV, and only watch shows on the iPad. The big TV screen was a co
by seandougall 9y ago
Our household got vastly easier, and our kids happier, when we did the opposite: got rid of the TV, and only watch shows on the iPad. The big TV screen was a constant suggestion looming over the living room.
It's easier still when the iPad runs out of batteries; we just haven't managed to get rid of it entirely yet.
- Chris2048 9y agoI don't have any kids, but I still got rid of the TV. Passive, environmental entertainment is problematic. If you had a bowl of chocolate on your desk, it's easier to snack on them during the day - the same with media distractions. Now, anything I watch is something I specifically seek out - pull, not push. I do the same with video games, and I choose games that are more exiting, as opposed to long slogs - fixed-level/single-player FPS, or fixed length multiplayer sessions, as opposed to "stat-building" games, or candy-crunch "physiological manipulators".
- thanatropism 9y agoBut it's better to stretch your caloric intake over the day than have huge meals. I'm trying to do a schedule of snack bars over the afternoon and a small lunch now, over wanting to eat enough at noon to last until 9-10 PM.
- balfirevic 9y agoIt's not better (nor worse). For some people it makes it easer to eat less overall, for others it's the opposite.