I have a constant internal struggle.
My 'virtual life' on the computer creates guilt that nags at me for not living my real life. This explains my very sporadic blogging. It is also a common theme to my rants around the house.
When I see The Swede and our two boys with their heads down, engrossed in their own virtual worlds, it makes me CRA-ZY. I feel I should live by example so I'm trying to limit my computer time.
I've been stressing to our older son that he needs more physical activity. (He is the bookworm type, not the athletic type.)
I came up with a plan. Time on the computer can be earned with physical activity.
He is now walking to and from school each day to earn time. He shoots hoops in our driveway to earn time. He walks one dog before his homework and the other after. My plan is working. [insert evil maniacal laughter]
Our younger son is always in motion and isn't as enthralled with the computer. (Then again, he isn't a pubescent IMing with would-be girlfriends.) Still, I have a standard rule that the computer is to be used for homework only from Monday through Friday morning. He now sees his opportunity to play his online games mid-week with my new "Equal Computer/Physical Time" system. [insert his evil maniacal laughter reply]
Here is the result:
6 comments:
Kudos to the boy for being inventive!! And how he does with that hula hoop, excellent form.
Yeah, he gets extra credit for multi tasking! Genius!
I love the hoola hoop. I need to take notes!
What can you say? They are motivated! As Dr. Phil would say, "You have found their currency!"
At my home, it is my husband who DOES NOT want me on the computer. It aggravates him so! I try to explain to him that reading things online is the same as him reading the newspaper or a magazine....
Something about it being electronic makes him crazy. I think it has something to do with his hatred of video games spilling out into the electronic world.
We struggle with the screen time thing. We thought we'd be so strict about it, but it's creeping into our Monday through Fridays.
Your son is quite talented!
Wow, I wish I could hula hoop like that! Good job on the multi-tasking, I hope he was just checking off answers though and not writing an essay!
I love it! The Bunny would be reed thin if he exercised while playing computer games.
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