Have you checked out the Smart Television Alliance website lately? I’ve written about them before, I’ve written for them before. And I like what they do. A lot. They are a “coalition of national nonprofit organizations united by a shared commitment to improving what our nation’s children see on television.” Yes, I took that right off of their website, but I couldn’t have said it better. In a nutshell: they want parents to make wise choices when it comes to what their children are watching on the TV. I’m all for that. I keep a close eye on the programming over here.

They’ve done a little redesigning of the site, and it now includes a blog feature, that I was fortunate enough to write a piece for this week. On the Olympics. The 29th Olympic Games. The Olympiad. The Competition to End All Competitions. The Contest. I could go on and on. I won’t, but I could. Because I love the Olympics. Really, really love it. I’m all about competition and the Olympic Games are it for me. And I know most of you know that my husband is over in Beijing right now, working. And we’re watching the events taking place in Beijing back here, as if it is our religion. Go on over to the Smart Television Alliance blog, you can read a little more about 1) what my husband does, 2) my childhood dream and 3) why I think that the Olympics are chock-full of valuable life lessons for our kids.

And when you’re done, poke around the site. I like to check in with the Program Recommendations for Ages 3 – 6. Pea has been known to return from a play-date with the theme song from a show in her head, and if I don’t recognize it? I’m looking it up and making one of those informed decisions that we as parents sometimes have to make…

(And you don’t need a TiVo to make good use of the website, although TiVo? Awesome. You really should have one. Or three. When it comes to kids and television, it’s been an invaluable tool…)