In an effort to keep at least a few days a week screen free, we have started playing more board games. Especially since it's so hot outside, board games offer a fun family evening in the cool air conditioning. The only drawback, is that my 7-year-old has become insufferable since winning two Monopoly games in a row.
But, what I just can't wrap my brain around, is that even the board games we play are almost all available on X-box or through some other screen media. More and more, every aspect of entertainment is tied back to the TV. All of those activities we used to think of as getting us away from the screen are becoming more connected to it -- from board games to physical exercise, and even reading books, it's all available with the touch of a button. While it's true that we enjoy family movie night, and that I do believe there is good that comes from TVs, computers and other devices, it has become more important to me than ever to get the family involved in old fashioned activities like board games, reading real books with actual pages, and getting out in nature.
I can't imaging what Henry David Thoreau would have to say about life in 2010.
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