Unplugging on Purpose

How often do you unplug...on purpose? This thought came to me just recently when I went with my son to a Mother/Son scavenger hunt with our church. After the scavenger hunt we all had lunch together in the fellowship hall. While the boys sat together and talked boy stuff, the Moms sat together and talked about mom stuff. A couple of the ladies in the group had mentioned that they had recently in the past few months started having a night during the week where no one in the house could use electronics. This wasn't just limited to TV, video games, computers, iPads, it also included cell phones.

Later that weekend, after the hubs had gotten home from a weekend trip, I had mentioned to him what the other mothers had mentioned about the no electronics night. He thought it was a great idea. So I have not been able to get this idea out of my head since our talk.

You can choose a night when you know that all of your family is home. A night when adults nor children have activities that they have to be at that evening. When you choose this night stick with it and make it the same night each week. Some of the Mom's had children that had cell phones and they are required to give their cell phone to the parent for that night.

When you decide to unplug for that one night, I strongly encourage you  to take time out away from the electronics we've all come to rely on and spend time reconnecting with the ones you hold dear. It's not time you'll regret, I can promise that. By taking time to unplug the electronics for one night a week, you will become better parents, better spouses, and friends (Probably a little saner too) for the time you spend together without any distractions.

During these nights pull out the old fashion board games, read books, have family bible devotional time, and just generally spend time together. Take this time to have your family help you prepare the dinner for that evening. As I discussed in my previous blog post, this will give you a chance to Discover your family at Dinner.

You could also plan activities for you and the family to do together, such as crafts, but it's not mandatory. The whole idea is for us to spend time together reconnecting with each other in a stress-free environment.

I know my husband and I will be discussing this topic further, so that we can set aside a night during the week to unplug our electronics and plug into our family. Will you be setting this time aside as well to reconnect with your family?


With Love,

"B"