So it's been an experiment for the last month and a half. No idiot box for my three year old! We thought it would be a painstakingly one, considering she would see an hour of TV everyday ever since she's been two, but circumstances (no, I am not revealing the reason why we stopped TV, in case she see this blog twenty years later...lol!).
Looking at the positive side of things, it has yielded great results....now she is much more active (Daddy's teaching her biking, skating, etc.), she's reading her books, solving puzzles, joining dots and also trying to write a few letters and I am a more satisfied mom as she is enjoying what she does. She is not glued to the TV anymore and the transition was pretty quick.
As a socially active mom, I looked up a few places where she would get more exposure to her newly found hobby for art, cutting, pasting, etc. (we're trying to improve her focus and concentration) and we got some pretty good free classes - Home Depot, Lowe's,
The School Box, Michaels to name a few. And more if you keep your social eyes open - the holidays have a lot to offer!
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Thumbprint Turkey at The School Box |