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we have restrictions, plus my wife is stay at home, so if the kids (ages 18, 15 & 10) desire to mope around the house, they get to do a chore. I love not having to clean the cat's box, empty the garbage, cut the grass or do laundry when I get home.
They don't get to use electronics until after 4 pm. Any electronics, unless they want to use one of their DS's or PSP's or ipods etc. They all have bikes, there's a swimming pool, no, 3 swimming pools within 2 kms of our house, plus a beach with a boardwalk 2700 metres from our house.
I tell them that if they are bored, it's their fault. They get the message quick. Yesterday, the youngest roamed the neighbourhood with his friends all day, the middle son took off on the subway to go downtown and Harbourfront with his friends while the oldest read a book.
When I got home, they were helping their mother set out dinner, and bbqing chicken.
Otherwise, we have enrolled them into the odd camp (sailing, hockey and cyber-graphic s).
School's going to come soon and then they will be dreaming of being bored.
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