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[quote=Anonymous]Thinking about my parents and approaching older kids, I think you are right op to create a looser structure. There’s no routine setting anymore. Because an older kid will use that against you if they can. “Oh I missed Saturday morning chores? (Slept in, soccer game, school fundraising event they’re volunteering at). My parents had a weekly chore for each of us. That just about it. We had to finish it Saturday morning. IF we had a busy, early morning game, we had to do it Friday night. IF we also wanted to go out Friday night, it needed to be done before going out. If we somehow got away with missing all of those opportunities. Saturday afternoon or Sunday. But I think screens are a big change to how this works. We watched SO much screen time back then, but it felt like there were natural ends. You’d feel a little embarrassed if you watched 3 movies in a row. Maybe one lazy day over the holidays. And it felt gross.[/quote]
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