The Plug-in Drug

When my parents' television broke in the early 1980s they decided to save some money to purchase a better one. The better one never came and we grew up without a television in our house. I cannot express how huge a blessing this was and is still. The book, The Plug-in Drug, written by Marie Winn only convicted me further to avoid watching television because of it's addictive nature and fleshly views. If you struggle with watching television (even a little!) or are raising your children as viewers, I wholly recommend reading this book for better insight on the effects of television viewing.

"The primary danger of the television screen lies not so much in the behavior it produces--although there is danger there--as in the behavior it prevents: the talks, the games, the family festivities and arguments through which much of the child's learning takes place and through which his character is formed. Turning on the television set can turn off the process that transforms children into people." p. 8

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