Great article about getting off of your duff and kids doing the same. I know arguements actually occur in families about letting kids play on computers, the internet and etc. or not letting them. I have never seen any child hurt by not interacting with a computer game or other electronic device. Computers have their place (obviously) but they certainly take away from interaction.
example-As our kids were growing up we would always shut off the TV and computer for the entire time of Lent. This usually amounts to around 6 weeks or more. We actually would sit around in the evening and play cards, talk, play board games, go for walks, go out and throw the ball around and do all kinds of fun stuff.
I am talking about recent times too. Our last just left the house a year ago.
The kids would grumble a little at first about it but the bottom line is that we had fun and did stuff.....not just reading about it or staring at a TV screen. The kids appreciated the fact that we did it.