No screentime for a week

This mom and news correspondent says it right up front: Working in her favor in banning TV and computer use at her house for a week was the fact that her two sons, 8 and 10, are pretty outdoorsy and they aren’t yet teenagers (aka social networkers). On Day 2, she writes in the UK’s The Times, it’s like having toddlers again (no time to one’s self, etc.). Day 4 is the high point – when all the rewards are glimpsed. Day 6 sees a relapse (you may be surprised whose). At the end of the article, which you can probably tell was fun to read, you’ll find “A mother’s [slightly tongue-in-cheek] tips to cut screen addiction.”