A lot of us have ended up with many lousy toys; toys that have batteries and provide most of the entertainment for the child. Kids end up barely using their imaginations and get bored easily because of a short attention span. We had quite the collection of battery powered toys in our house to no fault of our own. All it takes is a couple of birthdays and holidays, and they seem to multiply at the hands of well-meaning family and friends!
We are all guilty. We start out high and mighty, “We don’t want plastic toys, only wooden,” and before long, we are tossing any piece of trash in front of our kids for a moments peace and the preservation of our sanity. Before long, you look around and your kids are well on their way to becoming tech-heads; their imagination is withering, they fight more, they are more entitled, and you just keep sitting them in front of the screen to try to end the chaos.
Is technology getting out of control in your life? I woke up one day and realized that I was using TV as a crutch. We were using screens way too much. So I got rid of it all, and the next day without technology was the LONGEST DAY OF MY LIFE. Until you’ve removed all effortless entertainment from your life, you will truly never understand how long a day is.
