No more TV!

Well, at least not during the day! Many of you know that I love watching tv. I love the news, i love documentaries, dramas, comedies, and i especially love reality TV (except Jersey Shore)...Anyways, I would have the tv on from the moment i woke up, till the moment i went to bed. Even if i didn't watch it, I liked having it as background noise, and it made me feel not so alone. Now that my son is growing up like a weed, i've been starting to notice how much he too likes to watch whatever is on. The moment i realized this was becoming a big problem was when he would just "zone out" for a long period of time and not want to play with his toys. But i think what hit home for me was watching (of course) the news and how the did a study that kids that watch too much tv, have a harder time concentrating on anything else except the television. Also, the children studied was less likely to use the creative part of their brains and therefore not be able to concentrate on anything for a long period of time. I've always heard that too much tv was not good for kids, but i thought if i was watching boring stuff like the news, he could care less. Not the case. So, no more tv while the munchkin is awake! Occasionally we will watch an episode of Elmo's world, but besides that... nothing! I've only been doing it for about 3 days now and i've been really enjoying my time with Rocco, and when he is playing on his own, I read. Now i just need to find more reading material! and hopefully when the weather is back to normal, we can go outside and play.