Entertainment types
- Gaming
- Game night
- Swimming
- BBQ (get together)
- Reading
- Anything else?
Entertaining of self and others
I’m a child of the middle 70s. Means I love eighties music, I also grew up with Fast Foods, with all those things that now seem to be toxic. Even playing outside.
And it’s kind of funny now that I’m thinking about it. I actively spend more than 8 hours a day behind a screen. It can be a desktop, Tablet/iPad, Laptop or my Mobile phone. Still I am prohibiting my 5 and 7 yr old more than 30 minutes a day on a device of their own choice.
Why, might one ask? Well because entertaining of self is ‘a thing’. It’s when one is bored silly, one will go and be creative. Sometimes that creativity leads me to pulling out my hair (because the car chair is now blue while before it was black!), but I rather have them do these things and develop their minds than have their minds developed for them.
What about entertainment of others? That might not so much be applicable to my children but more for myself. I used to love (love love LOVE) cooking for my friends. And recently I had the opportunity to do so again, after a LONG while. And lo-and-behold: I remember why I loved it. So, now it will become a thing again in my life: yay!
So if we’re talking about entertainment of self and others, there are many facets to consider. It is up to us, to determine what is important in our lives, and live accordingly.
What are your thoughts? Is the 30 minute rule difficult or easy to maintain? Leave your comments below!