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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]But school is work. And a long day. I think kids need that veg time after school. [/quote] This is where we struggle. After school/activities, they are mentally tired and just want to decompress when they get home. Which is great and perfectly reasonable, but sometimes that means they run out of time in the evening (or it gets too close to bedtime and their brains turn off) and the "work" never happens. It's not even TV time for us, they're perfectly happy vegging on the couch and reading, coloring, listening to a podcast*, etc. Which, again, is great, but homework and chores need to get done as well. *Anyone else struggle with podcasts? Mine aren't big TV watchers, but want to listen to podcasts non-stop. In the car, at breakfast, etc. It's not screen time, but it feels similar in that they're turning off their brains and passively listening instead of engaging with the world. Anyone have to put limits on podcasts?[/quote]
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