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I always liked to coin the term, "A friend in a parent" I always make sure that we have talks EVERY day when My wife and I get home from work. We ask how their day was, what they did, and talk with them over their homework. We honestly don't have much "mom and dad" time, because we use our time after work to spend with the kids. Now we do have a TV, and a few video games, as well as a family computer, but my kids do stick to the rule of no TV, games, or computer until we get home. I have the honour of having kids that actually are capable of managing their OWN time very well. They balance games, TV and computer time with everything else. I think it has been about a week or more since the PS2 was actually turned on! My oldest daughter is dedicating much of her spare time to dance class, her JROTC, and trying to get into Annapolis. My son is planning on going into the Marines and becoming a Navy Seal, and my youngest daughter, like many tween girls, dreams of becoming a writer, or singer....*rolls eyes* I guess as long as it makes her happy huh?...lol. Now as to their history, I limited TV time to 3 hours per week, to watch at their leisure, 30 minutes a day on the computer (they LOVE to e-mail family) and a MINIMUM of 45 minutes a day reading a book. We had our game nights, and things like that, so I guess we did a pretty good job, considering I divorced their mom when they were just 3 and 6.....
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