'When my son was a teen, there were many days during the summer when I’d return home and he’d be in the same spot on the couch as when I left that morning. Left to his own devices, he would have stayed connected to a video console or glued to the screen.'
is “reasonable” each day. Include your teen in the discussion by saying, “Obviously, due to your brain and physical health, it’s not a good idea to stay ‘connected’ all day every day; let’s decide together how much time per day is reasonable.
Talk with your kids about which things should be done when it’s not device time, including household chores as well as fun activities. Many times kids resort to screen time because they don’t know instead. So it’s a good idea to make a list ahead of time that they can choose from instead of leaving it up to them to think of something in the moment.Before you start brainstorming the fun things your kids can do during “device-free” time, explain to them that, during the school year, school is their “primary “job,” but that now, during the summer, pitching in to keep the home nice is their “primary “job.
After you narrow down the list to a few things per room, decide who will be responsible for which job . Once you have the list, create a checklist to post in the appropriate room, so that whoever is responsible for that room will be able to look at the list and know what needs to be done. Remember, that it’s best to be descriptive and specific. Instead of saying, “Clean up the kitchen,” say, “Unload the dishes in the dishwasher and put dirty dishes from the sink into the dishwasher.
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