For one week, kill your television! Okay, well maybe not literally, but isn’t it time that we got off of the couch and engaged in activities that we actually enjoy doing?
If you’re not convinced yet, here are some interesting facts (according to turnoffyourtv.com) that might help to sway your decision:
- Number of 30-second commercials seen in a year by an average child: 20,000
- Number of minutes per week that parents spend in meaningful conversation with their children: 38.5
- Number of minutes per week that the average child watches television: 1,680
- Percentage of children ages 6-17 who have TV’s in their bedrooms: 50
- Percentage of day care centers that use TV during a typical day: 70
- Hours per year the average American youth spends in school: 900
- Hours per year the average American youth watches television: 1500
- Percentage of Americans that regularly watch television while eating dinner: 66
