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[quote=Anonymous]You have to separate the stuff that REALLY matters to you from the stuff that would be nice but aren't not your top priority. Not everything can be a priority. There are tradeoffs. Try to make them mostly work in favor of the stuff that matters to you. Like my kid gets more screen time than I originally thought we'd do, but most of it is nature programs and math games because she likes that stuff and it supports other priorities of mine. She's a picky eater but what she eats is healthy and she doesn't eat lots of processed foods. Good enough. And so on.

You can't be a perfect parent. You can't. No one is. Just set your priorities (my number one is a healthy and respectful relationship with one another, with good communication) and then try to make the good stuff outweighs the bad. No matter what, your kid will be able to look back and say "huh, mom, you kind of messed that up didn't you?" But just try to make sure that you did enough good stuff that whatever it is you messed up is not the end of the world. [/quote]

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