Free Consumer Action while Freed from TV
By: Jake | April 21, 2008 | Category: Home and Family
Straight from the "strange but true" file, it's National TV-Turnoff week. That's right the Center for Screen-Time Awareness (CSTA) says April 21-27 everyone should turn off or even unplug their TV so they can "think, create and do."
The first thing you can "do" is order the free and newly published 2008 Consumer Action Handbook, or CAH, as we call it in the office. The CAH is an every day guide to being a smarter shopper. (You're smart already because you're ordering the CAH).
Okay, now back to our regularly scheduled programming or I guess missing or DVRing your regularly scheduled programming.
The CSTA has been hosting National TV-Turnoff Week since 1995 so people can take a hard look at the role of TV in their lives, especially in the lives of their children. They say that TV is a passive activity and if you or your children watch too much, it can cut into family time and lead to unhealthy habits and obesity.
They recommend while the TV is off you and your family spend time outdoors, read, play games or just have fun with each other. Their hope is that you make these activities a habit and you and your family spend less time watching TV in the future.
My TV will be off this week since I'm helping a friend get ready for his wedding (I don't think this will become a habit). Now turn off "The Hills" and get out there, but remember to order the CAH before you go.
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