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Izo
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I'm not the one arguing a mac filter on a router will keep someone off the net. You seriously lack imagination and empathy if you think that's a solution.
Be a parent, not a jailor.
Talk to your kids.
chaos
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Of course MAC filtering will keep the kid off the net. Keep to internet-doctoring, you're no IT security guru.
I know this may be hard for you to understand, but let us imagine that he did talk to his kid and that his kid tried to get over anyway. Scheduling is actually a fairly common way for parents to enforce screen time restrictions, and programming that into the router takes all of the conflict out of it. To me, it is the second best option.
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If only we could channel that sort of commitment into something like...say...practicing the violin. My son would be Itzhak Perlman next week if we could do it.
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We've talked a lot about that. We "force" the kids to do one sport and take lessons for one instrument. Some of my kids choose to do more sports, some pick up a second instrument, but there are always battles to be fought about practicing and going to practice. However, I think it is good to foster in my children an active lifestyle, and to facilitate that, we help them develop coordination and fitness by having them do a sport. The instruments are good for fine motor control, listening, concentration, and pitch. These seem like good enough lessons that we "force" them, just like we force them to go to school.
There are days when I just want to say "forget it," and let the kids do whatever they want, but then I remembered that I'm a parent who cares for his kids.
There are days when I just want to say "forget it," and let the kids do whatever they want, but then I remembered that I'm a parent who cares for his kids.
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We pretty much figured the same thing. One physical activity and one mental activity. Even then with 3 kids that is going to be a lot of activity. I don't necessarily care what it is, if one wants to do yoga and one wants to play chess or whatever, fine. But we are definitely going to have to guide them into that activity, I am sure. Like the guitar, we bought my oldest a guitar. Of course she doesn't know how to play it, she just jams, but we're slowly teaching her chords. If she decides she doesn't like it later I have no problem with that, but something has to take its place.
Cad
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I do the same with sports (not music) but it seems absurd that we have to force kids to go to sports. I "got to" go to sports as a reward.We've talked a lot about that. We "force" the kids to do one sport and take lessons for one instrument. Some of my kids choose to do more sports, some pick up a second instrument, but there are always battles to be fought about practicing and going to practice. However, I think it is good to foster in my children an active lifestyle, and to facilitate that, we help them develop coordination and fitness by having them do a sport. The instruments are good for fine motor control, listening, concentration, and pitch. These seem like good enough lessons that we "force" them, just like we force them to go to school.
There are days when I just want to say "forget it," and let the kids do whatever they want, but then I remembered that I'm a parent who cares for his kids.
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Yeah. I have five. It's remarkable how well my wife has managed to book things. For example, all five kids have their music lessons in a space of 2 hours one afternoon after school. We do a lot of driving, but we're all done and home in time for dinner. Two of my kids play hockey, that happens at the same time and place on Saturday mornings, and the other three play soccer Saturday afternoons. It's like a giant puzzle.
One thing we will not give up is family meals together. Of course it periodically will happen, but that is the exception, not the norm. Nor will we miss church for sports. We try to pick our teams carefully, but that's the goal.
Yeah, I shouldn't have really said that for my kids. They all love the sports, and once they are there, they have a great time. But you try to get twin 13 year old girls out of their chair they're wrapped up in a blanket, reading a book in, and out to the indoor soccer building which is freezing. Motivation runs low some times, but they're always glad they went.
My youngest is only 5, and he is really doing amazing things at hockey. It has been fun to watch him really develop an understanding for the game, and watch him try to even set up plays. wOOt!
Cad
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Pretty much the same, once they get back they're fine and had fun. You know what my mom would have done if I acted like I didn't want to go to soccer or basketball etc? "Fuck you, stay home then."
It was boring at home. Now its fun to stay home, too much shit to do that you don't have to leave the house for.
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No kidding. Amazing how our perspective changes.
The kids are getting bored, though. We haven't really gone anywhere since Thursday, and we are usually a very social family. We can't have anyone in because of the driving ban. No school tomorrow, at least, possibly Wednesday depending on the weather. And there is only so much shoots and ladders we can play.
The kids are getting bored, though. We haven't really gone anywhere since Thursday, and we are usually a very social family. We can't have anyone in because of the driving ban. No school tomorrow, at least, possibly Wednesday depending on the weather. And there is only so much shoots and ladders we can play.
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It is so funny to think about how much attitudes have changed. When my dad got me an NES that shit was life-altering. Before that there was literally nothing to do at home. TV sucked ass because you got 4 channels and during the day it was bullshit anyway, you needed money to go to an arcade or mall or whatever (not to mention a ride), really outside was your only recourse and even then if you didn't live near friends it was boring as fuck. Then came this device that's entire purpose was to give us shit to do. It was mind-blowing. I had an Atari 2600 before that and a Commodore 64 (i think, the one that was a keyboard that you hooked up to the tv and had to code the games in from a book...) but neither really touched the NES. the Atari came close but it wasn't that great and we only had one for a little while before it broke or something, I can't remember what happened.