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[quote=Anonymous]My kids are 4/6/8. If I give them too big of a clean-up task late in the day, it’s always a disaster. 4yo melts down and doesn’t help, older kids whine, fight, and complain. Now I just make sure we clean up earlier, or leave it until morning when they are rested. Makes such a difference! We also do screen time breaks when the kids start arguing and whining a lot. We are already fairly low-screen, but I can definitely see an uptick in crabbiness when we get really lax about TV. How often do you spend 1-on-1 time with each child? My kids always seem more regulated when DH or I can fill that undivided attention cup, even if it’s just reading with them alone for 20 minutes/ talking about their day at school without interruption. [/quote]
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