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Not too hard.
She got into a cycle of getting upset because she was very tired because she was trying to do too much.
We all sat down as a family and talked about what we could do to make it better - and she decided that she wanted to learn about relaxation and meditation (she's got some guided relaxation CDs designed for kids), and that she enjoyed watching films with the family, but didn't want to watch TV on her own so much - she likes to learn new things (like cooking), so she's got her own notebook to write the recipes she learns in, and her wn section of the garden that she chooses how to plant, and so on.
I'll not say she's perfect, but she's calmed down a hell of a lot since we cut the TV time.
And with fewer adverts on screen she doesn't nag half as much that she has to have a happy meal, or the latest sugar crammed pap from Kellogs, or whatever.
Life is easier when it's quieter.
In fact if the TV's off, she often asks if we can put on some music - she'll ask for "quiet music", or "rocking music", or "noisy music" as suits her mood.
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Overhead, the Albatross hangs motionless upon the air,
And deep beneath the rolling waves,
In labyrinths of Coral Caves,
The Echo of a distant time
Comes willowing across the sand;
And everthing is Green and Submarine
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