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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]whatever happened to reading a book as entertainment? I'm sorry but if they can play video games then they can read. I grew up in a house with the tv on 24/7 but my mother set a great example with reading. i would get lost in books for hours even at a young age. Take your kids to the library and develop some early literacy or buy them art supplies and tell them to get creative. Parents can have downtime while teaching their children how to entertain themselves in constructive ways. Start young and set clear expectations then you won't have brats driving you nuts or becoming zombies in front of a television.[/quote]

OP here and I totally agree with this. They do have books and art supplies that we use as well. But the issue there is the younger one is not at all into art while the older one is. And they always both want me to be with them at all times, probably because their parents ignore them. I guess I just need to be firm and not give them expectations that I can do everything with them both at all times. The book reading works temporarily, but a preschooler only has a short attention span and the 7-year-old will do it for a short time, but he gets so restless. [/quote]

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