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[quote=Anonymous]Our rule is that they are allowed one "sleepover" when they stay up with the kids and watch a movie and eat pizza and pig out on candy and cake and whatever.  They are also allowed to bring as many toys as they want, with the caveat that they must be smaller than a breadbox and nothing computer-y, since we want to control their access to "screens."  DH and I discussed it and made sure we were really on the same page with these guidelines, and then we explained what we want and what the reasons are to the grandparents.  The inlaws were wonderful, and got right on board, my parents, OTOH, were a bit resistant, but when they came home with treats, we said, "Oh, those will be so fun for your movie night!" and put them away immediately.  When they've brought gifts that were inappropriate (like a huge playhouse for our tiny house) we  bluntly replied, "We cannot accept this.  Would you like to return it, or shall we bring it over to goodwill?"  They weren't happy, but we stuck to our guns and reminded them that we had been upfront about what we wanted, and now they toe the line, and we don't mind their long-weekend trips every other month.[/quote]

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