Our house is frequently full of kids these days. In addition to my own 4 kids, today we have 2 neighbor kids over to play. This is their idea of playing together:
I'm glad I'm not the only one. I shot myself in the foot by finding new websites for the kids. Now they are ALWAYS begging to be on the computer. I had a talk with them at dinner tonight about computer/video games/TV rotting their brains and making them weak. James took it really seriously and I think he was about to cry so I turned it around and talked about how to make our bodies and minds healthier. After dinner, James was game for playing tag in the yard and kicking a ball around. Then, miracle of miracles, it "rained" for 10 minutes and we had to go in. Of course as soon as Megan and Isaac went to bed, James wanted back on the computer while he got to stay up his extra hour.
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I'm glad I'm not the only one. I shot myself in the foot by finding new websites for the kids. Now they are ALWAYS begging to be on the computer. I had a talk with them at dinner tonight about computer/video games/TV rotting their brains and making them weak. James took it really seriously and I think he was about to cry so I turned it around and talked about how to make our bodies and minds healthier. After dinner, James was game for playing tag in the yard and kicking a ball around. Then, miracle of miracles, it "rained" for 10 minutes and we had to go in. Of course as soon as Megan and Isaac went to bed, James wanted back on the computer while he got to stay up his extra hour.
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