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Thursday, September 30, 2010

Resolutions

Lately, I've been doing a lot of reading about technology and how it's negativley impacting children. I heard a stat that one in four Canadians are obese. People are spending a record amount of time in front of the tv or computer. Rates of ADHD and autism are on the rise. This scares me as a mom, and after taking a good hard look at my own family I realized I needed to make some changes.


I don't think technology is evil, but like everything else moderation is the key. I have been limiting the time the tv is on for both myself and Claire, and I'm finding after the first couple days of no tv she stopped asking for it. Neither of us seem to miss it all that much. She was also quite addicted to the ipod touch, and the ipad. We've now limited that to a half hour in the evenings. I'm also making an effort to spend signifigantly less time on the computer.


What are we doing to fill all the extra time we now have, you ask? We're playing outside, we're doing crafts, we're baking or cooking. I'm getting on the floor and playing with my kids. It's so nice for all of us, and I know I'm doing my part to make sure my kids are active and healthy. I'm also trying to instill a love of nature for my kids. We do enjoy having Claire involved in some organized sports, but being able to play outside in nature without anything structured is just as important, if not more so.
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Here are some pictures from a nice long walk we went on today.









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