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[quote=Anonymous]Screen time is huge. As the adult, you control the screen time, no doubt about it. You can cut off wifi or take away items, and you should if you need to. Just about anything kids balk at can be made easier to swallow if screens aren't an alternative option.

- not able to fall asleep? Take away iPad, cell phone, laptop, etc. Many kids will have trouble not being bored to sleep without a screen.

- faking being sick to get out of school? No screen time until after school hours. (Obviously if it's a real illness, you make accommodations, but not the stomach ache that goes away after school starts.)

- not willing to go to camp/visit grandma/whatever? No screen time.

The magic words are "If you don't feel well enough to XYZ, then you are not well enough to be using electronics." Or "not organized enough" or whatever. The nice part about it is that often this is enough, and you don't have to have the argument about whether they are really sick, or can't manage to get everything together even if they try as hard as they can, or what have you. It's just not an option.

You'd be surprised at how much better they feel and can get themselves organized if there isn't a more fun option. Sometimes they can't, and that helps you as a parent understand that they really might be up against a true illness, or focus problem, or something. It's useful to know, and you don't have to shame or argue with them to find out.[/quote]

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