I decided to be a little more picky about what the kiddos watch on TV. I'm cutting down even more, I hope, on their 'screen time' and trying to choose better what they do watch when they can.
I found a couple DVDs I got from the dollar bin at Target maybe five years ago and took them in the van because they are stuck sitting there and really have no excuse not to watch.
I knew if they gave them a chance, they would like it.
The first one was Abbott and Costello. Carter, no surprise, thought it was hilarious. Maddie was so taken back that there was no color. "I was fifteen before I ate my first animal cracker" was repeated with peals of laughter all night long.
Next, I watched The Little Princess with Erin. I thought maybe she'd like Shirley Temple. She does and we both cried when she had to say goodbye to her daddy. We've watched it 3 times now and Nash even joined us for one of them.
And much to my surprise at the end of the Shirley Temple DVD is a cartoon I watched a ton as a kid myself!
Faithful. Forever. I love it. And guess what?! So do my kids.
They laugh and they sing the songs and we love it.
Erin is watching Abbott and Costello right now. Of her own free will and choice.
So, hopefully a little less attitude learned from those Nick Teens on tv.
I don't know if it will make much of a difference, but so far...this week anyway...so good.
