I do not know where I stand regarding my kids and technology. It’s a constant battle in my head. On the one hand, I realize that technology is now a thing. The thing. I understand that it’s not going anywhere and the kids need to know how to use it efficiently and responsibly. And I […]
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Dear NYAM — How much TV do you let a 4-year-old watch?
A couple weeks ago I got a message from a reader asking me about kids and screen time: How much, if any, TV/iPad do you let a 4 year old watch? I have a lot of anxiety in my personality and it stresses me out if he watches an hour after school, but I also […]
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We’ve had a long week, and today was a long day, and the kids are all wiped out. Tonight Number 7 hit a wall and lost her shit. Number 4 did something to piss her off, and then she just started pretty much throwing punches. Normally when she goes off the deep end like that, […]
Limiting Screen Time Has Simplified (And Improved The Quality Of) Our Lives
The other day Number 3 came home from school and said to me, “Mom, Brian brought his iPad to school and we were talking, and I told him I wasn’t allowed to use electronics or watch TV during the week and he looked at me and he said, HOW DO YOU SURVIVE???” I had a […]
I wanted to punish her, but maybe I should thank her.
Number 7 smashed my iPad screen on Saturday. Totally shattered it. I was a little bit pissed. I’m sure it’s fixable; I suppose I can have the screen replaced. But it won’t be cheap. So I’ve just left it sitting on my bedside table. And you know what? I haven’t missed it. I haven’t lost it […]
Is there an inherent difference between boys and girls? Definitely.
Since we had been out of bread and milk and any kind of fruit for two days, I decided I should finally drag my ass to the store this morning. I hadn’t showered in two days, (not even after a 90 minute run yesterday) but it was already 8:30 and the kids were starving. So I threw […]