8 things that will happen when you turn off the family TV
Find out what would happen in your home if you turned off the family television every day, it would be wonderful all you could share!
Families are used to putting the television on every day, it is something that comes almost naturally. The television is turned on before eating, during, after, during the festive mornings when there is no school, during the afternoon for a little while … or even it is left on even if it is not being watched. Many families have the television on every day and it is normal, they have become used to listening to it in the background.
But watching television should not be the most important thing in family life, because even if you think it unites you, it actually dissociates you. It makes you watch out for a device almost automatically, without listening to what others may say. All sitting on the couch watching television makes you physically close but emotionally far away.
But what if you turn off the family TV and don’t turn it on as much during the day or night? The things that will happen will be wonderful and amazing. Do you want some examples?
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1- YOUR CHILDREN WILL PLAY MORE
Yes, your children will find other ways to entertain themselves than to blank their minds while watching television. Their innate creativity and imagination will be reactivated and they will play more with the toys and games they have at home.
You will realize how all the money invested in the toys will not be wasted money and you will love watching your children play and have a great time, without having to have the television on all the time!
2- YOU WILL HAVE FAMILY CONVERSATIONS
When the television is on, family conversations are automatically overridden. In this sense, when the television is off, you can have a good family conversation and your communication will be pleasantly reinforced. You can enjoy feeling your family closer because you can speak honestly and enjoying each other.
3- YOU WILL SEE YOUR CHILDREN ENJOY IMAGINATIVE PLAY
Children are creative by nature but when they watch too much television their imagination is hijacked and in some cases it ends forever. Therefore, with the television turned off, children will have more imagination at their fingertips to play and enjoy who they are, children. You can play with cardboard boxes, create new games, paint, etc.
4- YOU WILL COOK TOGETHER AS A FAMILY!
You are probably now used to turning on the television while you make dinner and that you continue to watch it while you have dinner. It seems that the screen is the perfect babysitter for your children and that in this way you can cook without much hassle. But instead of thinking like that, why don’t you start cooking as a family? Children will learn great things and you will have help in the kitchen. Even if it takes longer to cook, it’s worth it!
5- YOU WILL GET MORE INVOLVED IN YOUR CHILDREN’S GAMES
When your children tell you to play with them, you will do it better because there is no television screen to distract you. You will be able to enjoy your children to the fullest.
6- THE LIVING ROOM WILL BE A PLACE TO REALLY BE TOGETHER
The living room will become the place to be together as a real family, not just to watch television. You can have board games to enjoy as a family, books to read, enjoy family dinners talking … the talks will be important in your family.
7- TELEVISION TIME WILL NO LONGER BE A SPECIAL TIME
It seems that children only enjoy ‘special time’ when they watch television , but in reality this is not good for them. The special time should be time to play, to be with family, and to enjoy experiences together.
8- MORE QUALITY TIME AS A COUPLE
When the children sleep you can have more quality time with your partner. Your nightlife will not only be based on turning on the television and watching programs, series or movies. You will not have to disconnect your minds to enjoy each other. You will have more intimate time to enjoy the caresses and good conversations that will unite you more as a couple.
Dr. Tabriella Perivolaris, Sara's mother and fan of fashion, beauty, motherhood, among others, about the female universe. Since 2018 she has been working as a copywriter, always bringing to her articles a little of her experience and experience as a mother and woman.