TV Turn Off Week.

Anyone feels special when the rest of their family steps away from the television set to spend time with them. Just think, in the eighteen hundreds, they did not have television let alone electricity. They had to be creative to think of different things to do as a family.

If you are having a difficult time thinking of other things to do, here are some ideas of what to do: Start a family night, that doesn’t mean that it should be centered around the television; Schedule to go on a hike or a walk; Go to the library; Go on a picnic; Play a board game; Put on a play; Have a pillow fight; Host a tickle fight; Play catch; Have a barbecue at the park; or plan a trip together and let everyone plan a different part of the trip. Our family is planning a trip to Disneyland and we each get to plan a portion of our trip.

Those are just a few of the many, many things that you could think of to have fun with your family. Be creative. Do the things that interest each and every individual member of your family.

We have done a few of these things, and we have done a few others that I didn’t put on there. I wanted you to think of some things yourself. Here are some things about television that you might not know. They are very interesting.

Did you know?

The television is on for 7 hours and 40 minutes each day in the typical American home.

The average American watches four hours of television each day.

Fifty percent of all American households have three or more televisions.

American parents on average spend less than 40 minutes each week in meaningful conversations with their children.

56% of American children between 8 and 16 have a television in their bedroom.

Only 1 in 12 American families require their children to finish their homework before watching television.

Half of all Americans think they watch too much television.

I hope that this article will help you to rethink the time that you spend in front of the television and the time that you spend with your family.

You may have noticed the name I chose for God in the graphic. Jehovah-Shapat is the name used for God our judge. Let’s allow Him to be our judge in what we watch on television.