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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]- Only have 2 kids with a big enough gap between them (5+) so that parenting was a joy. 
- Help from parents who stayed with us for several months to help with both babies when they were born. 
- DH makes good $$$ so I stayed at home. 
- Outsourced cleaning and yard work. Had a weekly cleaner. 
- Paid extra to tutors and coaches to come at our house to give lessons at home, so we were not endlessly commuting.
- My kids had a lot of downtime because we are a family that naps.
- My kids turned into bookworms like us, and that meant that they did not have to be entertained all the time. 
- No soda and junk food at our home.  Limited TV and screen time. 
- Control of sugar, good sleep hygiene to have a calm morning
- Daily physical exercise for kids.  If it was snowing, [b]they were on the treadmill[/b],[/quote]

This started out normal and then really took a turn. You put your kids on a treadmill? [/quote]

Yes.  Their doctor advised us that most American kids are not getting enough daily cardio (60 minutes) exercise.  So, in case of bad weather, they were encouraged to go on treadmill. We have a very well equipped gym in the basement and all of us use it.

If you want to know more about the guidelines for amount of exercise for kids between age 5 to 18, you can check out this NHS webpage   -   [url]https://www.nhs.uk/live-well/exercise/exercise-guidelines/physical-activity-guidelines-children-and-young-people/#:~:text=Children%20and%20young%20people%20aged%205%20to%2018%20should%3A,movement%20skills%2C%20muscles%20and%20bones[/url]
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DP here. We also make our kids exercise when they don’t have an opportunity to go outside. Like 15 minutes on a treadmill, not a lot.[/quote]

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