How did families in a Cub Scout den fare during their participation in National TV-Turnoff Week?
Cub Scout Brian Allen doesn’t understand what all this TV fuss is about and that’s a healthy sign. Last April, Brian and the families of Den 1, Pack 7, of Roanoke, Va., joined the almost 24 million Americans who have done the unthinkable one week a year since 1995: They ignored their televisions for seven straight days. “I didn’t miss TV at all,” Brian said. However, the experiment did force him to change his routine of eating both breakfast and a snack after school in front of the TV. Instead, he joined his family for breakfast in the dining room, and after school he read, used his Game Boy, or played outdoors.
