Day Two of No TV (during the week)

Now the withdrawal begins.

Sarah has been asking all morning for a particular movie. Everyone seems a little jittery, as if they aren't quite sure what to do. Thankfully, Becky and Sarah were resourceful enough to go play pretend with their dolls.

Ironically, the one who is having the worst time is our toddler firstborn son. He's been more sensitive than usual, more likely to act aggressive, and more clingy. It said in The Plug-in Drug that video games produce dopamine, and in the Mars & Venus Diet & Exercise Solution by John Gray it says that guys tend to be low on dopamine and therefore tend to crave whatever produces it: according to Gray that means activities that encourage service, risk, challenge, etc. Maybe TV and movies also provide a certain amount of dopamine, like video games? I don't know. It's just a thought. I just know that ordinarily my boy is not this insecure. We'll see where we are by the time Saturday rolls around. If he relaxes the moment TV comes on, I'll know something is wrong.

Rachel is the one taking things in stride. She doesn't seem to crave TV, though she loves music. I've discovered that most of the time when she watches a show, she's watching it for the music, not the story. That's changing, but the music is still her favorite part.