Toggle navigation
Toggle navigation
Home
DCUM Forums
Nanny Forums
Events
About DCUM
Advertising
Search
Recent Topics
Hottest Topics
FAQs and Guidelines
Privacy Policy
Your current identity is: Anonymous
Login
Preview
Subject:
Forum Index
»
General Parenting Discussion
Reply to "How to be the "hang out house""
Subject:
Emoticons
More smilies
Text Color:
Default
Dark Red
Red
Orange
Brown
Yellow
Green
Olive
Cyan
Blue
Dark Blue
Violet
White
Black
Font:
Very Small
Small
Normal
Big
Giant
Close Marks
[quote=Anonymous]We were that house when my kids were under 10. Then we moved (they're teens). We had a small townhouse with a postage-stamp-sized backyard, so it wasn't the amenities. I simply welcomed them, and offered a few snacks and drinks (not an unlimited kitchen, though). Looking back, I mostly spoke to them like people and riffed off their interests. Oh, you like Minecraft? Have you run into Enderman yet? Have you built a castle? Get them talking about it, talk on their level. Put out the box of Legos. Follow their lead. Kids will want to do what they don't get to do at home. Oh, you want to watch Spongebob? Okay. It's a balance between being in charge and allowing kids to have some fun. For most moms, it isn't easy to meet kids on their level while maintaining authority over the situation. [/quote]
Options
Disable HTML in this message
Disable BB Code in this message
Disable smilies in this message
Review message
Search
Recent Topics
Hottest Topics
