Weekly Parenting Challenge: September 3 - 9, 2007

From time to time, parents need to be challenged just as much as the children. It is just so easy to fall into a patterned routine. Sometimes it's much easier for a tired parent to give in to a sweet or restless child than to put in a bit of effort. That's when we need to challenge ourselves.

This week's challenge is to leave off all the video games, electronics, and the television for 48 hours.

There is to be absolutely no television, no video games, no iPods, no using electronic or battery-operated devices of any kind that are not part of a homework or work assignment (this includes computers). Microwaves and other kitchen devices are okay. Electronic board games with two or more players are okay.

See what happens when your family is not under the control of these devices.

Are you up to the challenge?

Let us know in the comments section if you will participate. Then, come back and let us know what resulted.

Things to consider:

Did you make it through? What things changed? Is family communication better or worse? What things did you do instead of using the devices? Will your household change anything after this challenge?

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